I am a middle class guy working as a senior engineer in one of the product companies. I belong from the north-east, and I am the only child in my family.
Since covid, I was working in a wfh setup. Recently, my company has ended work from home for everyone, and I am supposed to move to Bangalore very soon or quit.
I am an active user on all social media groups on Reddit, Fb, etc. For the past couple of months after seeing so much of negative news about Bangalore, Especially the high population, skyrocketing rents, the auto unions, corruption, cut-throat competition, discriminative news, traffic issues, etc. It makes me nervous to be honest. My wfh here was pretty chill, and I had a very limited social circle here, but was satisfied since I could spend most time with my mom and dad.
Im very afraid now about what should I do next, shall I quit the job and search for wfh, or shall I make my move. I don’t have any acquaintances there, no friends, no idea about what I’ll be doing next, how to start house hunting, or job hunting. At this point I am miserable and overwhelmed to think about all of this.
Anyone who has gone through all of these, If you can share your 2cents, experiences or thoughts, about how you dealt this phase. It will be really helpful for me at this point in my journey. Thanks in advance! 🙏🏻
Observer bias
Can you give more context here?
Bangalore has received a lot of hatred in recent months because of the things you mentioned but IMO it is still the best place in India for a techie. People are nice in general, the weather is great, ample opportunities to switch, cosmopolitan culture and there are a lot of good restaurants and pubs.
You will find all sorts of people here who are interested in all sorts of things, so making friends shouldn't be a problem. Dating scene is pretty good as compared to other metro cities.
Sir, hath milaao. Which city are you from?
north east brother, I can’t reveal exactly here due to the much openness of this forum. Where are you from? Maybe we can get in touch soon.
Which state itna toh bata do. I'm from Assam btw. 💪💪
Bro online u’ll never read more positive than negative. Go there without all these assumptions and u might be surprised. But to prep for worst, keep trying to get wfh so u can exit sooner. Just stop worrying abt things that haven’t personally happened to u.
@randomadvert my company also recently announced wfo and more bad total wfo 5 days a week. I also have to move to bangalore. More bad thing is my parents are asking me for government job preperation and not allowing me to move. I can understand.
Sarkari naukri k alag faayde hain.
haha.. all parents do the same. I personally feel that they’re not wrong from their perspectives, since you are guaranteed pension every month after retirement. Plus the job takes care of your basic rent, lodging, etc. But on other hand, looking at the inflation rates and absurdity in prices of flats, transportation, food, I don’t think govt will soon be adjusting the compensation of it’s posts. There is also a trend of govt shifting its control over public bodies and services, and bringing in privatisation wherever possible.
Maybe you can convince them of the reasons and promise them to bring them along with you after sometime you settle in. They won’t want you to buy them absurd things, they just want to be taken a bit care of when they turn old. The concept of staying together as a family, and keeping the bond alive is what they’ll desire.
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