Completed 1 year on the platform!

Exactly today 12th jan, 1 year back, i joined the decacorn startup as an analyst. I thought i will leave it within 8 month because i was running my own startup at that time and needed the money to run it. But as 21 year old i got stuck, i saw people of my same age earning more than me and not better than me. So i started chasing their role , the money they have. And now im stuck in this rat chase. Everday i go office look at people worse than me earning more and come home to study and compete with them. But I’ve forgotten my main goal of building something. And I don’t know how to get out of this. I don’t want to waste my life in this shithole of corporate.

- Best part is that growth here (read: love and grapes) is based on personality and not (my) face 😂 - This community has seen it all: rants on my job, boss, interns, finding a new job, dodging a notice period scam, losing the job, brain-fkng ITR, to garnering 12k grapes! - This platform has India's top professionals: people from/in top colleges and companies, doing groundbreaking work, yet humble enough to discuss random things with me. I’m so awed tbh * insert the puppy face eyes * - Another thing I love about being here is keeping my creativity alive. So many (so many) triggering comments, and if I am not impulsive, I come up with great comebacks! - I have gotten into such petty debates and also abruptly left conversations (common in millennials, no?) - In hindsight, maybe revealing my gender wasn't the best idea. P.S. @Michael_Scott didn’t promise me airpods (yet). Please stop making me sound desperate. Someone mentioned I could get a job and buy the airpods, but it is (never was) about the airpods. P.P.S. Love when people call me Biryani!

Hey GRAPEVINERS, I came on this amazing platform 2 months back and soon I got to know that even anonymously I feel awesome connection with you all-( The identity without revealing the identity), whether it's about asking for masters abroad or about product management, someone was always there in the comments with satisfactory response that cleared my queries . Within 40 minutes, we are waving bye to 2023 , it actually taught me a lots of things -somethings were great ,somethings were worse , but whatever it is , that's making me stronger day by day , I hope 2024 will bring the best out of me as I am trying to work on myself and I hope guys it will be great for you too New goals , New Challenges , New opportunities , New People , New life is waiting ahead!! Happy New year in advance to GRAPEVINE FAM!!!

Hey GRAPEVINERS, I came on this amazing platform 2 months back and soon I got to know that even anonymously I feel awesome connection with you all-( The identity without revealing the identity), whether it's about asking for masters abroad or about product management, someone was always there in the comments with satisfactory response that cleared my queries . we are waving bye to 2023 , it actually taught me a lots of things -somethings were great ,somethings were worse , but whatever it is , that's making me stronger day by day , I hope 2024 will bring the best out of me as I am trying to work on myself and I hope guys it will be great for you too New goals , New Challenges , New opportunities , New People , New life is waiting ahead!! Happy New year in advance to GRAPEVINE FAM!!!

Hey GRAPEVINERS, I came on this amazing platform 2 months back and soon I got to know that even anonymously I feel awesome connection with you all-( The identity without revealing the identity), whether it's about asking for masters abroad or about product management, someone was always there in the comments with satisfactory response that cleared my queries . Within 40 minutes, we are waving bye to 2023 , it actually taught me a lots of things -somethings were great ,somethings were worse , but whatever it is , that's making me stronger day by day , I hope 2024 will bring the best out of me as I am trying to work on myself and I hope guys it will be great for you too New goals , New Challenges , New opportunities , New People , New life is waiting ahead!! Happy New year in advance to GRAPEVINE FAM!!!

Last week, I was wondering how long has it been for me since I joined Grapevine. Scrolling through OTPs, I realized that the first time I "may" have joined the app is exactly one year ago since today. It has been a hell of a ride. I have had insane conversations with some of the best minds in this country. It also made me appreciate how the same people who will be discussing Finance in one post also end up talking about Nietzsche in another post. I have always felt that we all have great stories to share in our lives. Grapevine has always been a place where smart people in this country have contributed to the collective knowledge here. Lastly, there are always a ton of gloomy folks around you, they are doomsayers. That is always because people in general are more optimistic about their future and that remains a mainstream emotion. Which means that the cost of being wrong is low and the praise for being right is high when you are negative all the time as it is a contrarian take. But let me tell you the most important thing, India is becoming big. No matter what may come our way. People will crib about things as they should, but don't let that deter you from building in India and staying in India. There is a ton of money to be made and you should aim to be on the right side of history.

• Anonymous hence feel less judged than in real life. Of course, unless some of you choose to be (very) vocal about your feelings. People send love over DM and hate in comments – the world we live in :) • Crazy coincidences we might not know. Like, you could be standing in line at the mall next to someone you've already spoken to in DMs on GV, and neither of you would have a clue! Or maybe you're connected on LinkedIn with the person, but completely oblivious to it. • The best part? No discrimination! On caste, religion, name, place, animal, thing • I can speak my mind without fear. The number of rants I have on this platform, if they were anywhere else (social media or real life), I would lose friends and followers in an instant (or landed up in lock up) P.S. I wanted a person/username content search option, like being able to visit @salt 's awesome threads. But I guess it's for the better. Scrolling through a year of my posts, I see I'm not the same person I was last year. P.P.S. A nagging feeling says I'll eventually run into community guideline trouble, despite my best intentions. Part 2 in the evening

Posting here not for bragging but to just let people like me know who look at extraordinary salaries and feel sad - it is possible just believe in yourself. I never thought I’d reach even this. 4.5 years of workex in a non-tech role, started with 35,000 monthly salary. I know this number might not mean anything to the FAANG tech bros out there but for the rest here is a bit of context - - I come from a middle class background - Not from Tier 1 college - Not a software developer - No MBA as of now - This doesn’t contain any inheritance - Send some money home every month for parents Dont get overwhelmed, just keep your head down and don’t compare to anyone. I try to keep a strict budget, track every transactions, limit my needs but once a while splurge slightly when I feel like. See you all at the next milestone! 🍻

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