The only minister who needed to be changed is this one. Dumb and arrogant.

Product Designer

Consultant

As if she ever made correct decisions 😆

Team Lead

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worst decision ever

Senior Software Engineer

worst decision ever- Grapevine

So I recently gave an interview to a company, cracked it and got offered 50% hike but I was very hesitant joining there because they said they'll demote my role to a Jr Engineer, because they said my code wasn't as good as they wanted. 

The task was to add a new feature in their codebase, all I did was used the existing transformers, methods and I just wrote a new one for the feature they requested, it worked flawlessly without a single issue.

So, their existing code had issues and they counted that into my assessment and said they'll reduce the salary promised on their job listing by 40%.

So I first said yes, I was just looking that hike my my salary, later to omly realise, I keep seeking for validation when working there rather than working for shipping features.

So, I actually turned it down.

Did I do the right thing?

Did I do the right thing turning down a 40% hike offer

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I was persuing cse from a decent college in pune . In my last year i.e.2023 , I was placed in a startup in pune with CTC 5 lpa but it had bond of 2 years ,so I rejected that offer .I ended up getting my college placement account banned because according to them I was already placed ,so I started looking for jobs off campus,but I never thought it's going to be this hard to look for jobs off campus. Applying to multiple companies in a day ,resume getting rejected and then applying again .for some where I get shortlisted, they keep on asking questions from things which are not even mentioned in my resume although their jd don't even mentioned those skills .In some companies where my interview was 10 on 10 (according to me), still they rejected me and when asked they used to say ,they found more suitable candidates.
I graduated in September 2023 , and I am still looking for job , trying to upgrading myself everyday to get better.
I never regret my decision of not accepting that job. I don't know if I am getting any job or not but I am gonna be more strong and better with each passing day .
Regards .

Good or bad decision?

Why people are preferring to be DINKs? Or are they feeling forced to?

Investment Manager

Be it SDE, SRE, Data Scientist or any other role never intern at PhonePe worst place to work at, the conversion rate is lowest as compared to other. Conversion is rarely done based on skills. I have heard from other department interns that they were not even assigned a project to work on and were removed.

Interning at PhonePe felt like being in a school with strict teachers and zero respect for people.

Never intern at PhonePe

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I resigned capgemini in the last week of April. This was my first computer of my career. But I faced to much difficulties in this organisation. The Manager as well as the HR and team members were not at all good . They ruined all my career, did not approve any privileges leaves, the working culture was also not good at all I have to work 2 hour more than the shift timing and at last when it was time for my first career review and hike, My manager gave me the worst remarks and ruined and broke my hopes. He gave me need performance remarks kad gave me 1.5 % hike. In the last when I resigned he gave me the worst remarks like need performance, need soft skill training, need to work on his communication skill, need to come office 12 days a month and many more. Now I am serving notice period and searching for opportunities.
#capgemini #worstorganisation #worst#organisation #help # opportunity

I resigned from capgemini

Galti se Airtel thanks mai jaake Airtel Black ke plan pe click ho gya. Ab mujhe lagta hai Mai call center mai km krta hu.

Worst mistake of my life

Software Developer

Here is how my career has gone so far

2018 -> Graduated from tier 1 college. 
2018 -> first job -> scale up -> 0 Esops
2019 -> switched to an early-stage startup -> worked my ass off -> Had Esops. 
2021 -> Wanted to ride the high salary wave during COVID -> Joined another startup -> Had Esops
2022 -> 5 months after the previous company, got 2 offers - 1 from Germany and 1 from WFH in India -> chose the India offer because of money. Had Esops.
2023 -> got laid off. Did not buy Esops since the company is sinking.
2023 -> got into freelancing for an AI startup, working my ass off without Esops due to job fear. 
2024 -> Here I am regretting my career choices

The only reason I joined startups was to get rich. Meanwhile, I got amazing hikes whenever I switched companies. In the end, I am now left with nothing but a bloated salary and a bloated lifestyle that I am used to.

The reason behind my rant: During this whole period, had I made efforts and joined FAANG companies, which are publicly trading, and got stocks, they would have amounted to much much higher net worth than any of the bets that I took. Do not make this mistake, folks!

Joining startups was a bad decision

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for me. i spent college studying for grades and 20s making money in a job I don't like, but never got to make the memories I should've with all my friends. I regret doing all of that

what is your worst mistake professionally?

If we are spiralling, let's spiral right

1. Focused solely on grades in colleges
2. Thought Campus placements were ultimate goal
3. Spent 3 years in a company with 5% increment (once), because it was comfortable
4. Scared to ask even minimum budget while negotiating salary
5. Overthinking every step, still not taking actions to correct or fuck up anything
6. Major major regret - not taking risk of starting own. It also has to do with parenting, but lets not blame.
7. Ran away from public sharing - speaking, athletics, all extracurricular activities for that matter. Kids grow up with zero confidence and looking fat & ugly. (I'm not fat shaming, some fat people look 🤌)

I'll add more, there will be more for sure 😂

I quit Deloitte after 4 years of excruciating pain. Here's why?

The concept of bench will literally kill your confidence the most. If you know how to beg then you will succeed here because if you don't beg for projects then they will definitely lay you off. 

I was always a bright student in college and chose Deloitte because of the brand name but if I had known that once I was hired, I would still have to find jobs every day, I would have never joined this hell. This is utterly ridiculous.

I have now joined an early stage startup which has been the best decision of my life. Deloitte is literally the worst company ever. There were a couple of seniors who used to say the most hurtful shit to me whenever I used to go to the washroom.

These Indian seniors always harass freshers while the American teams are usually much nicer and respectful. Don't throw your youth away in the name of earning a few bucks.

How Deloitte USI almost ruined my life ☣️

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Sorry for the long post!

Hi, I'm in India. I completed my bachelors in biotechnology and am in the first month of masters in genetic engineering. Initially I had no plan to join masters in India, instead I thought of pursuing MS abroad. As I could only apply for programs for September 2024, I thought a gap year would decrease my chances of getting into any program and would not look nice on my resume. As time went by, I panicked and got into genetic engineering masters. This is where I came to know it is a research-oriented program unlike biotechnology and must do a PhD afterwards. I don't even know what the career scope for genetic engineering might be. Now, I'm in a dilemma that I should continue my masters for two years and do a PhD abroad or do any internship for a year and get into masters in biotechnology abroad (specifically US) for September 2024 and directly go for an industry?! Any suggestions are welcome!

Confused about MS vs PhD

What a shit show! 🩸🗡️

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What’s the biggest financial mistake you’ve made in your life so far?

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[Borderline LinkedIn Cringe] Does everything have to be done with the intention of proving men wrong? Is this the message you want to send as a CEO?

(Glad there are women disagreeing with her in the OP though)

What's your take on this?

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DINKs, (dual income no kids) have been gaining traction a lot lately. I want to know from the members of gravevine, what are their views on being a DINK couple or a DINKWAD( double income no kids with a dog). From financial prospects like having a huge disposable income to emotional aspects like not having a legacy or going against custom Indian tradition. Do share your thoughts 🤔💭

What are your thoughts about being DINKS?

We are a DINK couple (live-in, will get married soon) and absolutely no plans to have kids. Maybe be a DINKWAD someday by adopting an indie. Also no plans to buy a home or spend on our marriage. This is not a financial decision (both of us are doing decently well in our careers) but we don't want to have a child knowing how nothing around is improving and we don't want to sacrifice the best years of our lives by doing this. We are building a large corpus to be financially independent and travel without any financial restrictions.

Growth Manager

I have worked hard to have a stellar profile (tier 2 Engineering graduate and tier 1 MBA graduate). I have 2 years of pre-MBA experience and will be completing 1 year post-MBA in a few months, at which point i plan on putting in my papers. Being in this rat race has taken it's toll. I am depressed and dread logging into work everyday. It's come to a point where every small task feels like a burden. I have decent amount of savings and I can support myself during the time off. My parents and friends don't seem very excited by this decision of mine, but they are not in my shoes and do not understand what I am feeling. Would love to hear other people's stories/opinions on this.

Planning for a 6 month career break for health and spending time with Family

Project Manager

My dream was to work at early stage startup as a Software Engineer bcoz startups were cool. But the toxic environment and lack of organisations made it a nightmare to work at. 

Then I became a PM at a startup after getting hyped about Product Management. And then I realised no matter what you do, the CEO does whatever he feels like. And months later the project is scraped. And I learn only the things a PM should not do.

So what's the role that you got excited about that turned to shit?

What was your dream role until reality turned it into shit?

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I recently applied to Indian Fintech, first round went well. Got no response from HR for 3-4 days. Once I called her on 5th day, she told me that I had cleared first round and they will assignment next day. Assignment didn’t arrive for 2 more days. HR stopped picking my calls. After this I reached out to third party recruiter (who started the process initially). She contacted this company HR and they sent me assignment next day. 

I had to complete it in 48 hour strict timeline. Spent entire 2 days on it and barely slept. I submitted it on time. 

After this no reply from HR for 4 days. Finally I reached out to my interviewer from first round for help. He said he will remind HR. 

Next day I got call from HR that all open positions are closed and we will consider u in future. No feedback on assignment was given. Not even sorry for making u wait. 

Isn’t the only thing HRs need to be good at is people handling & professional communication?

What’s the worst interview process experience you had so far?

/s

[ also hoping to have some responses from people in their 30s & 40s for insights ]

pls don’t say boards dene ki jagah crypto kharidna tha 2014 me🫠

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