What is the greatest opportunity/job/luxury/personal thing you have sacrificed?

Hey! A bit background about me, 2023 grad, cs @ tier 1 university, currently at SDE role earning ~1.5L. I do have a decent network, good communication skills (sab to bolte hai), good drive ig. I’m also good at CS and probably can get good offers and good growth (high rating on codeforces). I was always aligned with entrepreneurship and I definitely don’t see myself working at a job after ~7-8yrs My father wants me to join the family business in the next year, I can prolly make 10x within months and will be having full ownership later, might be able to grow much more later. Simply it seems like joining is the obvious choice, but that means sacrificing my whole career that could have been different, smart friend group, and other pros. Honestly passion is not an issue, I think earning money is my only life goal :p

As I'm entering a new stage of life, I'm starting to reevaluate my career priorities. In my 20s, I was all about climbing the ladder and chasing prestige. Now, I'm more focused on finding work that aligns with my values and allows for a balanced lifestyle. Have any of you gone through a similar shift? How did it change your career trajectory? And how do you define success for yourself now versus when you first started out?

People who've walked away from high-paying careers to pursue their passion, was it worth it? What unexpected challenges did you face, and what advice would you give to others considering a similar move?

Hey! I have been working with a startup for the last two years & this is my first job. When I joined, I was of course this naïve, wide-eyed college graduate who believed in the goodness of people & the 'mission and vision' of the company. However, over the last 2 years I have realised that my company is definitely in a morally grey area in terms of business practices. We're not breaking any laws, but I can see that we're being unfair to our users on many levels. All for user acquisition, growth, revenue, profit. I can not reveal more information, but I can draw parallels! Just like how swiggy/zomato don't pay their fleet of deliverymen enough, or charge restaurants really high commission + reduce quantities for customers, or how Amazon affects small businesses & their profit margins, my company is also lowkey being unfair to our users. How do you deal with this feeling of guilt? Do you separate it from your personal life? Do you switch it off?

Hi All, Please share your experience if you have resigned ever within 3months (or upto 6 months) of taking the job ? If Yes, what compelled you to? And how did it affect the further job search ?

What would you do differently in your life? Comment below!

Like for example - Engineering in CSE but not working as software engineer Left normal corporate jobs, started freelancing Found out entirely new profession to do? Farming? Curious on what made you take that decision! What the world convinced you about the decision? Did your friends and family treated you differently when you didn't walk the conventional path?

For anyone stepping into the world of building, just be okay with the above. It'll be true, no matter how much you fall.

Hi Grapevine, I'm Arnav, Director of Engg at Jio Cinema. I previously exited my startup to Scaler. Some of you may know me from ScalerPod. I've also led engineering teams at Zomato & Target. Here to chat with you about my journey in startups, leading engineering teams, and products at scale, among other things. Ask me your question. I'll be back at 8 pm and begin answering!

Hey I’m a final year grad at LSR, how do I get into IBD of JP Morgan, Deutsche, Nomura etc? Please can anyone help with guidance and referral?