Sprinklr dishonoured 150+ on-campus offers for 2024 batch.

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Can someone explain the context of this post? Thanks!

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Why?

Why?- Grapevine

Hello everyone,

I hope you're doing well. I find myself in a challenging situation and could really use your advice and support.

**Context:**
I graduated in 2021 with a degree in electrical engineering from a decent college, but unfortunately, I didn't secure a placement. Since then, I've been struggling to find my path and ended up taking random jobs, leading to a significant gap in my career of almost 2 to 3 years. Alongside my career struggles, I've been battling with depression and anxiety, which have been exacerbated by the lack of support from family and friends. Despite seeking help from therapists and doctors, I haven't seen much improvement. Additionally, I attempted the GATE exam without success, as I lack passion and feel limited options are available.

**Request:**
I'm feeling lost and fearful about my future, especially considering my physical and mental health issues. My confidence has taken a hit due to repeated failures, and I find myself fearing everything. I'm reaching out to this community in the hope of finding guidance, support, and perhaps some practical advice on how to regain my confidence and overcome these fears.

**Additional Request:**
If anyone has faced similar challenges or has insights on how to rebuild confidence after setbacks, I would greatly appreciate your input.

Any insights, personal experiences, or suggestions you can offer would be immensely appreciated. Thank you for taking the time to read this and for any help you can provide.

Warm regards

Seeking guidance for carrer and mental health

Software Developer

Seeking Guidance on Career and Health Crisis

Welcome to Confessions's Private Community

We’ve become incredibly short sighted as a society. Nothing is remembered after it goes away from the Popular/Trending section of our apps. 

Somebody needs to keep a track of these things, it’s important :/

Did anything move after the Inmobi POSH case? It seems no update came, and nobody followed up?

Welcome to Software Engineers's Private Community

Confused if i should go for MS CS from USA or stay in India, how would you decide?

I have almost 5 years of experience as a software engineer in India.

Its been a long time now, that i am confused if i should go to US for MS considering i will have to take up a loan of 50 lakhs.

Also the layoffs are here, probably scenario will be good once the MS is over (May ‘24) , and i might be able to repay the loan.

It seems like a huge step and a risky one.

My motivation for US are
1. Foreign Exposure and Experience
2. Bank Balance for better retirement in India
As IT is uncertain and we never know what might happen in future.

What are your thoughts on this, what factors should i consider?

MS in CS at US or stay in India?

Software Engineer

Welcome to Data Scientists's Private Community

Hi all,

This question is for people who have been in this field (any form of analytics) for a few years.

My background (You can skip to the next section and jump back for reference here):
Role: Data Scientist/Analyst
Tech stack: Python (ML), SQL, Tableau
YOE: 2 years
Work: Started here as a fresher. Being in a service based company, we offer analytics solutions. I have worked to create a clients data pipeline(No code tool), to maintaining it, creating dashboards (Primary task) and ML models (Based on any major change in metrics).
Salary: On the lower spectrum (Definitely!)

Reason for this post:
I would call myself good with tools but lacks industry knowledge and the maturity to actually be in analytics. I do decent, but I have to depend on my manager sometimes to understand the business and provide correct solutions. But I guess that is how it is in case of any fresher starting out?

Question:
Is pursuing a 2 year MBA (Targetting only Tier 1 colleges) a good idea for someone who is already working in analytics for 3 years (by the time I join an MBA program)?
Please share your thoughts.

Context to the question:
I've discussed with someone who did their MBA and works in analytics for a bank now. And according to them, the best way to progress in analytics is to choose a domain and stick to it. And to reset my career, I should do an MBA. This will help me get an understanding of all the domains, improve my soft skills (and time management, etc.) and also give me a good place to start fresh. And they say it will help me in the future as well, as it gives me a very good alumni network.

I'm considering this because of my ability to network has not been that great and also to get the domain knowledge they said I'll be getting. But is it really worth it considering I lose 2 years salary, and salary growth and also have to spend a big amount. 

Thanks in advance to anyone who replies!

A question regarding the need of an MBA in analytics

Data Scientist

I'm considering verifying my work email on here just to be a part of the company group. However I want to know if it's safe? Is there any way the company can then actually track us?

Is it safe to verify company email on grapevine?

Analyst

So basically I don't hesitate in challenging the interviewer if I feel like they don't know how to interview a senior candidate

so during many interviews, this is how I have caught them off guard:

1. The interviewer was asking me technical questions and expecting to explain properly throughout. So at the end i asked him about the tech stack they use, he said Azure. I asked him why they use Azure and not AWS, to which he said "it's cheaper", i didn't let it go, i asked him for a proper technical explanation, his red face was worth seeing.

2. The interview asked me a hard DSA question, and I wasn't able to solve it properly, he didn't even give me enough hints, just expected me to solve it. So halfway I asked him, would you like to solve a DSA if I ask you right now, he said no because it's not his interview. To which I asked, are you afraid that you won't be able to solve? If you are going to reject me for not solving this question, would you resign if you aren't able to solve the question. He ended the call.

3. One interviewer was asking me absurd technical detailed questions. I asked him why are you asking such questions, he said he needs to know my thought process because he will work with me. I started asking him similar questions, he said he won't answer because it's not his interview. I said I also need to know your thought process because we'll work together, so you should also answer these questions, he had no reply.

4. The interviewer asked me about a challenging project that I had done recently. I don't like this question at all. So I said there wasn't any challenging project because I'm good at what I do so it's always easy for me. He moved on to the next question.

5. HR asked me why I resigned without an offer? I asked if it's mandatory? No reply.

Having some fun with the interviewers

Not sure whether this is something to tom-tom about. Talks more about the quality of interviewer & the approach taken by the person.   
  
 To be honest, they're well within their right to ask you a tough question and/or to test your thought process, that's their job. If you get so easily offended, you're probably not going to fit in, in the long term.  
  
 I'm sure there are better ways to communicate that the interviewer is asking you a lame question or there's insufficient information.  
  
 Honestly, I take tons of interviews, an hour spent interviewing is an hour spent not doing actual work and drop in productivity. Doubt if senior people would ever do this to waste 'their' time... (Forget yours). Sensible people wouldn't.  
  
 No offense, but with so many interviews going this way, maybe time to point the mirror the other way...

Corporate Strategist

Senior Software Engineer

Welcome to Business Roles's Private Community

Hi All, 

I’ll start with ‘About Myself’ -
I have 4-years of experience working in a Fintech organisation as a Software Engineer. But .. I hate it. Early in the college itself, I identified that I’m not strong technically (coding, DSA, and all), but, I’m quite good at Consulting / Management / Leadership roles. However, as always, under the peer pressure of my friends, family, and relatives too (yup, I know what you’re thinking) .. I still opted for a Technical line of work.

I realised it early itself that in most of the organisations, DS Algorithms and all won’t be needed. I was asked to work on a specific technology as per my team’s requirements and I did the best possible. I even indulged myself into the the then hot-topic ‘Cloud Computing’. Now, I am a hard-working person and damn I impressed everyone in my team. I’ve received countless awards and appreciations, quarter by quarter. And I’m currently acting as an Unofficial Technical Lead (with just 4 years experience in an MNC) for a team of almost 40 people, helping them with their work and tasks (which I’ve mastered already). But, my own personal growth here has taken a toll as now I am no longer developing anything myself, and neither is my Unofficial role of much value when I look for opportunities elsewhere.

My personal interests are into Management / Consulting roles. I’m even planning and preparing for an MBA degree from outside India next year to pursue the same.

However, till then, my question is .. HOW DO I SWITCHOVER from this technical line of work to Consulting / business / management line of roles (considering the difficulties of me being inexperienced in that line as of today on paper .. and a shift from 4 years of Technical experience to 0 years of Consulting / Management experience should be profitable).

Open to all suggestions and arguments.

The Switchover Problem

Welcome to Indian Startups's Private Community

Hey guys, I just wanted to ask for some help

As you all know, I started building the open-source version of perplexity and have made huge progress but I am just curious if anyone even wants it? 

Aravind had some background to raise money and create hype. I can't do it even if my tech is open-source or maybe even better.

What should I do? Do i still do it or just leave it here.

Need your help to decide

Founder

Context: Took my parent for a Piles checkup as the issue was flaring up. The first thing they checked was my insurance coverage details. The consulting doctor (more of a quack) recommended immediate surgery as 'it may lead to much greater complication if left untreated'. Inwas ready to go for it but my spouse recommended we see more doctors. Both the other doctors (very reputed) said this doesnt need a surgery and that my parent would need some rest and palliative care and that it would be ok in a few weeks. This is what exactly happened.
Funny part - this was two years ago, but since my number was the registered number, I still get periodic calls asking me if I had decided to go ahead with the surgery and that Piles can only be managed with a surgery.
The founder in any case, from his prolific Linkedin usage, seems like a righteous jerk who would rather believe that employees should not be expect compensation but be as loyal as dogs.

Is Pristyn Care an unethical sham?

Business Development Manager

Long post; activity required

Since I increased sharing Adulting (not that adult) posts,
People connected 
People felt good
People felt bad
People were hurt
People realised 
People learnt 
People realised 

Unintentionally, people were hurt, I didn't mean to hurt anyone, but to just share my learnings/experiences with everyone so it might help.

So, this weekend, I've come up with a better picture (& simple).

To men, hope this simple image is related, boosts your heart beat and make you blush/smile (share with us your memory)

To women, you just know how to charm your man (assuming the bigger percentage like to wear a saree)

Once in a while core-memory activity:

All Men: Ask your partner to wear a saree you'd like to see in today 
Extrovert Men: Ask your father/grandfather how your mother/grandmother looked the first time they saw
Introvert Men: Just look for parents wedding album and see how beautiful your mom is.
Single Men: Take learnings on how to drape a saree for the future (from where? youtube?) (don't cry that you're single)

Women: why don't you charm your man in surprise and have a date at home, maybe?
Single Women: charm the single boys or maybe your crush

Also all men: let's remember our crush in saree 😌

Also some genius women: please teach men how to drape a saree in the comments 






P.S: I will not stop sharing learnings/experiences, if that also means Adulting content, as well, but in better ways.

P.S: If you've done any of the above activities, do comment ;)

So the recent Adulting content

Growth Manager

I see people here showing of their networth more than often. The stocks they have, the salary they draw and with their very little experience and young age. 

Please let’s not make it another bragging platform.

Let’s get real. I’m putting out my story.

I got laid off, got a job after 2 months. Quit the job within a month as it needed me to relocate immediately (which was earlier supposed to happen after 3 months) plus I figured they had a very toxic culture (which I could figure before joining, but beggars can’t be choosers) 

I have 2 months of runway with my savings
I’m married. Wife is also on a break currently.

Current networth?
(-)16 lacs.
Have loans worth 25 lacs which will be over in next 5 years.

I have been a generalist all my life, and I figured post all this layoffs that no matter what you do, how much you put in, at the end you’ll just be a Number for the company and at times of difficulty they’ll lay you off. 

What am I thinking next?

To find freelancing and consulting services along with a job which will just be required to pay my fixed monthly expenses and have my peace of mind and on the side build things what I really love and enjoy.

Will experiment the one or two ideas I have, if there are good responses and feedback and I sense a demand, will scale it up else move on to the next one.

I don’t want to retire ever, I want to keep working till my last breath, but a work I love doing, a work that will always let me have my peace of mind. I don’t want to make a billion dollar company, but something that gives meaning to things I am passionate about and people can connect themselves with.

P.s: I’m Not an Engineer 🙂

Would love to hear real stories from you! Put down your current situation, what are you planning, and what are you passionate about.

Don’t make Grapevine the next LinkedIn!

I just joined a semi government organisation in delhi as a Senior Graphic Designer. Prior to that I have worked for early stage startups and been a contributor to their growth story. But in my current organisation they don't like If I do things on my own or create something different from their existing designs. They even tell me what colors or font to use in designs particularly the assistant content manager who assigns work. Anything I make is rejected and replaced by their old ideas which they are following. How to deal with this?

How to deal with this nightmare? 👻

UI/UX Designer

What is the exchange rate available in federal account in Indmoney? I want to compare before I open an account. What rate are they giving on the app ( if you have the account)

Can someone tell?

Top 1.2% Creator 🤴- Have you got this too ?

Project Manager

Welcome to News Discussion's Private Community

Can anyone explain what is happening and why it is such a big deal?

Some context - 
 Disney and apple are known to be pro left wing. These include ideologies around equality, feminism, LGBTQ rights etc which you can see in some of their shows/movies. 
  
 Elon Musk has centre - right ideologies. 
  
 Disney recently removed ads from X (Twitter) because Elons ideologies do not match theirs (an anti semantic tweet by Elon is the reason they gave for removing their ads) 
  
 Elon called them out in an interview that these companies try to "look good" in public but are actually "evil". These can be seen in some of their movies or cast where they say they promote feminism but are borderline Misandry. 
  
 Elons of the opinion that these companies use their Money and influence to force their ideologies onto people. 
  
 He said that the people can see what's happening will decide which side they are on. 
 Some of these people have cancelled their Disney plus subscription because they agree with Elon

Why there so many “union leader” type post in LinkedIn spreading negativity about leaders and managers. As if leaders and managers are only bad people on planet and him being hero always? Enough of negativity, this forces me think, if this person is genuinely as good as he claims about himself, then why there no(earned leaders) supporting him?

Others stop rallying the negative posts ✌️

Ex slice architect’s posts

Not a Ctrl {C+V}

I never used the Blind app to say, "People connected to each other over a thread and planned to meet outside the app, calling it a Blind date". Not giving any shit about that app.

Why don't we start it here again? - HYD people are no less

Let's see if we can beat bumble and shaadi.com - No need to beat the shit, just date

Just enough to drop your details in this format.
(Gender: M/F) | (Age) | (Location) | (One liner bio that won't disclose your identity)

Example:
M | 29 | HYD | I like this, not that



P.S: I am not taking any ownership for anything happening under this post, I am not a matchmaker. All the best!

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