Post Reddit from the software developer has triggered a discussion of a compromise between the balance between work and private life and a high reward in the Indian technology industry.
A user who published under the Rupinate Hunter3911 on Subredit R/Developersindia revealed that he recently refused a lucrative offer £45 Lakh per year (LPA) from the upper platform OTT. Reason? Moving to Bengalur and the prospect of high working pressure. He chose another offer instead £38 LPA from a multinational company (MNC) based in Gurgaon, where he currently lives.
“I did the right thing when I left 45 LPA, which is 7 LPA more than my current offer?” He asked the developers’ colleagues and admitted that he felt “guilty” of preferring stability over money.
The contribution that was made two hours ago has already warned, because experts weigh whether satisfaction with work and personal well -being should outweigh the differences in salary.
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Redditor also shared a detailed picture of his professional journey:
- Campus location: MNC based on services on £3.8 LPA (4 months)
- Edtech Startup: £8 LPA (11 months)
- MNC based on product: £21 LPA (joined the technology boom 2022, 200% hike; released per year)
- Starting the product: £26–28 LPA (2 years; stop because of toxic work culture and constant weekend work)
- Current Role: £38 LPA on MNC -based product
Despite the strong background in the MERN Tech magazine, he has never made data structures and algorithms (DSA) beyond the foundation, emphasizing a common debate in the Indian coding community about whether advanced DSA is necessary for professional growth.
Greater Question: Money or Stability?
The dilemma resonates with many experts, especially in the prosperous technological sector of India, where salaries often grow sharply, but long working hours, burnout and relocation remain significant fears.
The user wrote, “You did the right thing.”
Another user commented: “38 in itself is a relatively large amount. So you have done the right thing by choosing peace above the high workload. Next year you will get another opportunity to shoot at 50.”
“I think after a certain LPA, work culture and WLB play a higher role in choosing tenders. Everyone has this Benchmark LPA. The mine is 20-25LPA, as soon as I get there, I tried to concentrate on” settling “rather than lowering a higher CTC.
The fourth user wrote: “7 extra varnishes. Taxes would be 2.1, so it’s 4.9 varnishes. So after the deduction it’s almost 35k per month. It’s not a small amount, but it’s not so huge that you won’t sacrifice your peace. Simply manage your expenses a little better and Delta will be even smaller!”
“You are losing more than 7 l per year to Banglore. So it was a good decision,” the fifth wrote.
It seems that the developer has so far chosen the peace of mind over a greater check of salaries.
(Tagstotranslate) Mern Tech Stack (T) Data Structures and Algorithms (T) Branification of work life
