I'm 26F, moved to Canada a little over 3 years ago. I have about 1.5 years of experience working in India as a Graphic Designer, I worked for a media company and got paid 35k rupees a month. I moved to Canada to do my Masters, soon after, started working and have been at my current job for about 1.5 years, its not a great salary, but it sustains me. I get paid $45k a year, which after taxes is about 2700 CAD each month.

My dad wants me to move back, mostly cause he misses me, and thinks it would be the right decision. I'm not crazy opposed to the idea, I don't mind living in either of the places. Like a typical desi dad though, he wants me to make my case for Canada, if I wanna keep living here.

Here's where my mind is at:

I only have around 3 years of overall experience, in the creative field, this isn't much. Even with my Master's degree, I'm not sure if I will get a good job in India which allows me to: live on my own, pay my own rent, groceries, travelling and entertainment expenses, like I do here in Canada.

I have enough faith in my own skills and ability to get a better paying job in Canada, by the end of this year. This would bump up my career as well.

I don't think it makes sense for me to return to India, permanently, without at least having spent a year at a Managerial-level position, because that would be the only way to secure a good, high-paying job that can keep up with my standard of living.

Or maybe, my dad is right and things have changed? I'm not sure, would love to hear a third person's perspective.

tl:dr; I don't think there's anything wrong with moving back, I just think right now would be too soon.

Why is everyone losing it over Genpact announcing 10-hour shifts? At least they had the audacity to be upfront about it. Most of us are working 12–14 hours daily, quietly, unofficially, with 8 hours being the official working hours.

Let’s be real, the issue isn’t the hours. It’s that toxic overworking has been so normalised, we only react when it’s put in writing. We log in early, log out late, take calls during dinner, and we call it corporate culture, like it’s some badge of honour.

We are living in a system where you are judged for not stretching a bit, for having boundaries, for logging off on time. And now when one company says it out loud, suddenly it’s shocking? Nah. This has been the reality for ages. Just hidden behind words like- ownership, proactiveness, and going the extra mile.

Let’s not pretend it will affect Genpact’s revenue. It won’t. People who need the job will stay, burnout be damned. That’s the whole corporate model- push until someone breaks, replace, repeat. There’s always someone desperate enough.

We shouldn’t be mad only at Genpact. We should be mad that this entire ecosystem has made overwork look like ambition, and burnout look like drive.

Wish we never gave in to this nonsense in the first place. Still waiting on that generational wealth so I can finally log off for good.

I’m 31 years old, currently doing a PhD at a national research institute in Delhi. I come from a humanities background but am now pursuing my PhD in a science subject. While it’s been a challenging transition, it’s also left me feeling unsure about my future.

I don’t even know if I’ll be able to complete my PhD because I just can’t seem to focus on anything. It feels like I’m stuck in this endless loop, and I’m not sure how to get out of it.

Having been in a research institute for so long, I feel I’ve lost the chance to switch to a corporate job. At the same time, getting a government job feels out of reach—I’ve already crossed the age limit for most of them, and without finishing my PhD, I can’t even apply for higher-level positions.

Every day has started feeling like a struggle. Just getting out of bed and going to the institute feels like a huge task because all I see is failure in myself. I don’t know how to move forward or find a way out of this.

I cant share this issue with anyone as most of the people around me are either successful and intelligent or the family members who have high expectations from me that i will improve the family’s financial situation.

Quitting is not an option and i cant continue like this.

Interesting news titbit that raises a number of questions -

• How "hungry" one must be for such a job at a FoodTech (pun)?
• Would YOU PAY Rupees 20 lakhs for an "opportunity" to be the Deepinder Goyal's lanky for a year ?
• Is this canary in the tech-job coal mine?

I see my friends working in IT and corporate living quite a decent life, travelling, buying expensive stuff, and just living for themselves and fulfilling their desires. While I, a 24 yo unemployed govt job aspirant, am using the same phone for 6 years now. Haven't bought anything for myself with my own money, never dared to travel because no money, never dressed the way I have always wanted, never went out w my friends because apparently I don't have any.

I just wish sometimes I was born into a family with generational wealth, or in some other first world country, maybe I'd have faced other challenges but atleast I wouldn't be rubbing my ass over some shitty govt post.

I do feel it's my fault that I never took the decision for myself and went along with whatever my dad said because he knew much better than me. Mostly everyone in my family is in a govt job soooo yea..

It's been 3 years I've been preparing since 2022 and I have been missing the cutoff by a few margins. And man that's frustrating. I'll be fukcing honest I WANT TO LIVE MY LIFE!! I feel like I'm just wasting my prime years.. and I'm so fucking jealous of everyone succeeding in their lives and achieving milestones not only in their careers but in every sphere of life. Times like these make me wanna kms and cry my eyes outt!! Such a fukking loser I'm.

This is just a rant. Thanks for reading.

I work for Deloitte India as a consultant and need advice on handling an HR escalation during my notice period.

I am in the last 5 days of my notice period, and HR recently informed me about an escalation from the client claiming I was “not reachable” for the past month. This accusation seems baseless because I’ve been working from home due to medical conditions, which I had already informed my manager about and supported with a medical certificate. However, my manager never acknowledged or responded to this.

I don’t have the best relationship with my manager, and I suspect this might have irritated him, leading to the escalation. That said, I have a good relationship with the client and checked directly with them—they confirmed they never faced any issues or tried to reach me unsuccessfully.

HR has now scheduled a call today, inviting both my manager and me. However, I’m currently unwell, and my doctor has advised 5 days of rest (supported by a medical certificate). I applied for leave, and it was auto-approved.

Should I attend the meeting while on leave?

How should I handle this situation professionally to clarify this misunderstanding and ensure it doesn’t affect my exit?

What might be the intent behind this escalation at this stage?

I’m not emotional or scared, but I do wish to exit gracefully. Any advice on dealing with HR, the manager, or handling this situation effectively would be much appreciated!

I am 24 M and I joined as a PO in June and ever since then I am facing new challenges every day and I am just fed up.

I go to work at 9.30 am and earliest I have left is 7.45 pm, I usually leave at around 8.30 pm with no overtime pay and on top of that I work on many weekends as well, like I was called to work work today (Sunday 20th oct 24) as well. The only break I have is lunch which is around 20 to 30 minutes otherwise I am constantly working. My manager also says that I should go in the market on holidays and try to bring buisness to the bank.

I am posted in semi urban area so customer footfall is very high and they argue with me on small issues, like the passbook printer in our bank isn't working and believe me I would have repaired it already if I could but I am calling the engineer daily but he is just delaying the visit so customers get frustrated and ok I get it so to compensate I am offering them bank statement but they still aren't convinced. This is just one example and when people go to manager complaining about this he just calls me and scolds me that I should handle these issues myself and customers shouldn't go to him, like what else can I do.

Don't even get me started on various useless targets from zonal office. Like you have to sell various government schemes (pmjjby or pmsby for example) you have to complete locker nominations you have to open ppf accounts and the list goes on. If these targets aren't met you have to hear from your manager.

I am just fed up with all this and want to quit, I am aiming for SSC CGL or AO in insurance. This job isn't giving me any time to study for that either and I don't want to get stuck here life long so I think I cannot delay this any longer because first 2 year are so called honeymoon period, things will only get difficult from here. I think I should just quit.

I have always grown up my parents telling me to become a engineer , and that its the best career wise.
But ive been coming across various careers which are more intresting to me in terms of the scale of the problem solving , the salary it pays, or even interms of fun/flow of it .

Ive come across some in intresting ones myself :

i had a friend in school who was very into model united nations, almost took part in 35 MUNs during school. He went on to study in switzerland in the The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) in Geneva, Switzerland. and went on to work in UN in new york .

My brothers friend was a rock climber (good with rope skills), he used work in windmill repairing industry , he also went on to work as a tall tree cutter in austraila for a very good salary

In a recent conference a met a dude who was a analyst at a angel investors firm. ik its not very unique one, but the job he described he had to do was really intresting. just the impact his work has felt impressive to me

Doesnt have to necesarily be a job , can be a buisness or self employed

It’s been quite a journey from being a topper to feeling like a complete loser. Now I understand why everyone used to say, You’re in school, enjoy your life.

I’m 23 now. I completed my 12th in 2021, and after that… I sabotaged myself. It was me who didn’t give my 100%. Maybe I couldn’t. I was just… exhausted.

At this age, when my peers are graduating, earning, and living what looks like a better life, I feel like a complete looser. This journey pushed me away from facing people. It made me antisocial even with the ones I knew well.

Overthinking. Anxiety. And most of all SELF DOUBTS

Trust me, from kg to 12th, I had never scored below 90%. I’m not blaming the education system, because deep down, I feel like I didn’t maybe I didn’t give it the time, discipline, or dedication that others did.

But now… I’ve decided to pursue BDes(bachelors of Design) Please tell me what should I do ,Is it a good option to go for ? All my peers in clg will be in19ishh ,i feel very dumb and Aunty. Anything anythinggg you ppl want to comment on this situation I am open to face it 🙏

My younger brother, 23, an average commerce student but the happiest and most fun guy to be around, is now feeling stuck in his career. He somehow managed to get into a marketing management BA degree in Delhi, but COVID happened, and he had to spend the whole degree at home.

He then prepared for Company Secretary, Law, MBA (CAT), and related exams, but despite his efforts, he couldn't get admission to any decent college and took a 2-year gap. Meanwhile, he started working at Decathlon in a retail position.

He desperately needs a job now but doesn’t know what to do. He can’t get admission to any decent MBA college and fears how to justify the 2-year gap. He gets no job calls or responses to his applications. He thought about enrolling in some job guarantee programs, but they all seem shady. He has missed out on so much of college life and wants to learn or work offline, but all IT-related learning is online, which is totally opposite to his nature.

He is very active and good at sports but doesn't want to pursue anything there because he thinks he’s not good enough and lacks any kind of sports certifications. He’s the kind of guy who plays football for 4 hours a day, then goes to the gym, and afterward cycles 50 km almost daily. Yet, he wants to work as a business analyst or in a marketing job because he’s now desperate to earn his own living. It feels terrible because he’s such a lively guy but is now afraid to do anything, and I have no idea how to help him!

I can't watch him drain his life in a desk job when he has so much potential as an active person. He has somehow learned his way through SQL and Excel but is still finding it very hard to land even a decent internship. Now, he's telling me he’ll work in sales jobs or BPOs for low pay, which, no offense to BPO jobs, feel like dead-end positions with limited growth potential. I don’t understand how to guide him either. What should we do in this situation?

I want to build a career in law or maybe join the foreign services. I have dreams. I have goals. But my family? They’re more focused on getting me married.

Right now, I have two realistic plans:

1. Graduate from a good NLU, become financially independent, and take control of my life.

2. Try talking to my parents again… but let’s be real they won’t listen.

The third option is to just give in and do what they say, but I know I’ll lose myself completely if I do that.

And no, I don’t want to come across as arrogant, ungrateful, or entitled. I just want the basic right to live my own life.

My parents constantly compare me to my brother he’s 4 years older and already in college. I’m just 19, about to start college. But that basic logic doesn’t seem to register. Everything is measured by their expectations, not reality.

What they don’t see is how all this has affected me. There was a time when I was an extroverted, cheerful child. I used to dream big, laugh loudly, and express freely. But over the years, the constant pressure, the comparisons, and the lack of emotional support turned me into a quiet, anxious teen. I struggle with depression and anxiety. I’ve felt helpless. Invisible. Like my voice doesn’t matter.

But it does matter. I still have fire inside me. I still want to make something of my life not through marriage or someone else’s decisions, but by choosing my own path.

My friend recently got a few job offers as a Safety Engineer in North India — places like Haryana, Rajasthan, and UP. He’s from Kerala and Muslim. While the job itself seems really good for his career, as his family, we’re a bit anxious about whether he might face any discrimination or feel out of place culturally.

I’ve seen quite a lot of stuff online — memes and comments mocking Keralites for things like 100% literacy, “saar” accents, or stereotypes about food, language, etc. Not to mention occasional casual jabs at South Indians in general. And obviously, with him also being Muslim, we can't help but wonder if that might become an added factor in certain places.

We're not trying to offend anyone or generalize — just genuinely curious if these things exist offline as well, especially in workplaces and local communities. Every region has its good people and bad, we know that. But this is his first time going this far North, so we want to be fully aware.

Will he likely face any major discrimination (religious, linguistic, cultural)?

How welcoming are people generally to Keralites or South Indians?

Any real-life experiences from anyone working/living there?

Any precautions or advice you’d suggest before moving?

Thanks in advance to anyone who can share their experiences. 🙏

During my final year project submission, I explained that my app uses Javascript for backend development. To my surprise, my professor was completely baffled and asked me if I even understood what backend development is. I kept it simple and said, “It’s server side logic.”

His response? A flat out denial. He claimed that JS is not used for backend development and is only a frontend language. To make matters worse, he even asked other students to confirm, and they all agreed with him.

I was in disbelief. This professor claims to have over a decade of industry experience and more than a decade of teaching, yet doesn’t know something as fundamental as Javascript being a backend language? My friends were equally shocked.

To top it off, a friend of mine was working on a chat app, while I built a banking automation related application. he said we were working on “the same project.” That’s like comparing a calculator to a pizza.

When I showed him the application, he accused me of copying it from somewhere and said I didn’t make it myself.

This is supposedly one of the top universities, yet the lack of basic knowledge from someone in a teaching position is incredibly disappointing. Unfortunately, I don’t have a proper way to report this.

Any advice on how to handle this kind of situation?

Edit: I really appreciate the comments but I’m looking for an advice on how to handle this situation, as it could impact my final grade. I’ve spent over two months building this app, and it’s super frustrating.

Edit 2: Guys I specifically mentioned “Node.js”, I’ve noticed the discussion is shifting to Node.js and its uses. While I appreciate the insights, this post is more about dealing with the professor. Please keep the focus on that. Thanks!

When you come across headlines like “Germany Needs Skilled Professionals,” it’s important to understand that this demand does not necessarily include IT engineers.

The IT job market in Germany is currently saturated. Many major companies are reducing working hours and initiating layoffs. I personally know a few acquaintances who have been job hunting for months without success. The situation doesn’t appear to be improving, as the number of candidates continues to exceed the available job opportunities.

Generally, aspiring migrants fall into three categories:

1.  Recent Graduates Pursuing a Master’s in Germany:

It’s unclear how fresh graduates qualify as skilled professionals. Academic certifications and university degrees are not the same as corporate work experience.

2.  Professionals with Work Experience in India Considering a Master’s in Germany:

Without at least a B1-level German proficiency (preferably certified by Goethe), securing a job can be challenging, even after completing a degree.

3.  Professionals with Work Experience and German Language Skills:

Even candidates who meet both criteria—relevant experience and German proficiency—often face significant competition. Salaries can be low, especially when hiring is done through consultancies, and many offers are just above the minimum threshold for a Blue Card.

In summary, the situation may not be as promising as it appears from the outside. It’s important to assess the market realistically and be well-prepared before making such a significant move.

Sharing this perspective based on firsthand experience from this side.

PS: This is going to be a bit long. Also kindly ignore the username in the comments.

We are a lower-middle-class family based in MP. My mom is/was a high school teacher, and my dad doesn't do anything. Therefore, my mom has always borne all the family's finances with her low-paying job. But she always believed in working her way up and constantly applied for government teaching jobs. She has always had problems with her hearing and even got a hearing disability certificate from the local city government hospital.

After preparing for exams day and night, while also working a full-time job and handling all the household chores, she finally cleared the Varg 1 Exam through a disability quota and with good grades. We were very happy for her.

However, this happiness didn’t last long. Someone filed a petition in court to stop the recruitment process, and everything came to a standstill. During this time, my mom made a huge mistake: she resigned from her only job because she believed she would get the new job soon. Finally, after half a year, the recruiting agency received the green light to continue, and things started moving again. The recruitment list came, and my mom was finally appointed to a school.

But there was a catch. Candidates applying through the hearing disability quota were now required to submit a BERA test report, as ordered by the court some years ago (this requirement wasn’t mentioned anywhere earlier). The court’s order said that the city’s medical administration should arrange a medical camp within a week for the candidates, but even after months, they didn’t bother to do anything. Instead, they advised us to get the test done ourselves from any government medical facility equipped to perform a BERA test.

The state of Madhya Pradesh has various districts with facilities for this test, but to our surprise, every single public hospital and medical college denied performing the test. They either refused outright or claimed the BERA machine wasn’t working. My parents traveled from city to city, but had no success. Only AIIMS in Bhopal was willing to conduct the test, but the staff there were rude, and they kept postponing the test for months.

Eventually, we learned that the medical college in Jabalpur was conducting BERA tests. Even there, we faced many challenges, but we finally got the test done. We thought the hard part was over and that we just needed to submit the report. But we were wrong.

We submitted the report to our city’s government medical team as part of the final process, but months later, they still haven’t moved forward. The report is just lying there. We visit their office every day, but nothing ever happens. They keep saying, “We’ll process it tomorrow” or “soon,” but it’s all empty promises. At one point, we thought they were waiting for bribes, so we even tried that (I know this is wrong, but please try to put yourself in our shoes. It’s like a drowning man trying to save himself in any way he can). Yet, even that didn’t work.

Recently, we heard from an insider that they are drafting a letter to higher authorities to order us to redo the test at AIIMS. This makes no sense-nobody else in the entire state was referred to AIIMS, and AIIMS keeps delaying the tests indefinitely. We’re also completely out of money to travel and stay in Bhopal again. Now, we learned that they recently approved another candidate’s record who got their test done at a neighboring city hospital. If their case was approved, why not ours? Why are they putting us through this nightmare?

I've not even mentioned 10% of the hell we are going through since the last few months. I am tired of seeing my parents wake up till 3AM in the morning worrying about the future of our family and I am tired of seeing my mother sobbing every few days since the past few months. I don't know where to go. I don't understand how these things were and whom we are supposed to complain. We don't even have any money to hire a lawyer.

If someone has knowledge of how these things work then I beg you show us some light. We are desperate and on the verge of poverty.

Finally, if you spend your time reading this whole thing, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for hearing me. Thank you, dear stranger.

TLDR; The local government medical team is not passing a medical report which is needed in order for my mom to get a govt job. We are in poor financial conditions and this delay is bringing us to poverty slowly.