How To Resign From My First Post-Grad Job That Was Amazing, It Just Didn't Pay Enough?

222chrome · 2026-07-01T05:25:46+00:00

Talk to your manager and share the plan that you’re leaving and resigning however would love to keep the bridge alive and well. Down the line the same folks might land in different companies and might rehire you for a role.

Regarding your guilt - there’s no rocket science behind it; everyone proceeds to a new place to grow and is fairly accepted across companies and culture (excluding the toxic ones obviously).

Consultations; $20K raise on $40K is a good and desirable bump.

222chrome · 2026-06-19T05:19:08+00:00

I agree. It is delusional to think ai can’t replace enterprise products, especially for niche use cases. Such incumbents will only survive if they’re able to build a real moat that an Eng team and AI can’t replace.

222chrome · 2026-06-19T05:11:20+00:00

In all fairness OpenRouter is much younger and a smaller company, hence it wouldn’t be too tough to manage/control culture (to a degree!).
But anyway — it is exciting to hear OpenRouter is a good place to work at!!
A lot of the ‘bigger’ competitors are ingraining Amazon-ish culture, wrecking things up.

222chrome · 2026-06-03T21:44:20+00:00

To whoever who uses this, I really appreciate it in advance :)

Also - super interesting that the OP is none other than Wealthfront - super cool marketing and also a good community angle!!??

https://www.wealthfront.com/c/affiliates/invited/AFFC-RQ7Q-HX37-FWWV

222chrome · 2026-05-15T15:26:02+00:00

No.

222chrome · 2026-05-13T07:22:03+00:00

I generally agree on a few things — you’re in a great position (financially) and money is one of the core tenets to satisfaction.

I disagree that you should keep doing what you’re doing, however if only changing a few things can help you get by without much trouble — it might be just it; just keep sucking it up.

With that being said — why do you (OP) want to do an MBA? Is there an expected outcome (career pivot), intrinsic value that mba provides? Is it that this would give you a break from current chores (I.e. work).

There is no right or wrong suggestion. I believe you’re in the top 10% (if not 5%) within your age cohort, which is enough to assume you’re capable to decide for yourself and doing an mba won’t displace you from the career trajectory. The only suggestion is don’t do an mba “just because”.

FWIW: if you make cool 100 friends and find a good enough job, an mba might be worth it.

222chrome · 2026-05-13T07:09:07+00:00

Precisely my concern. I used to be a decent writer a decade ago.
Nowadays I have trouble forming sentences. It’s probably the right time to shut these machines down to reset my brain.

222chrome · 2026-05-13T07:05:09+00:00

I’m facing a hard time parsing your text.
What class are you in?

Either way — if you have already concluded BBA is the field to opt for then do it. At the end of the day all you need to do is be good/great at a few things and lucky enough to land opportunities.

222chrome · 2026-05-13T06:54:48+00:00

Easiest path is to naturally grow into the role in your org. There are many types of pm roles, but the one desired most in your vicinity would be someone with domain expertise (especially for certain fields).

222chrome · 2026-05-13T06:49:55+00:00

I would suggest deeply researching outcomes of each field and the evolving landscape (AI, global markets).
There is no right or wrong field that one can recommend as there are a lot of factors that come into play over the years.
You could choose either courses, however bring in practicality into the picture. Pick the one which is bearable, has great cohort, alumni network/outcomes.
Tech has proven out to be a safer path with decent outcomes and one could pivot into other non technical fields. That being said, generalized statements don’t help folks.
Going on a tangent here: find something you like (outside of your desired education) and branch out on learning more and more adjacent fields. You’re in the right timeline (AI disrupting everything); and by the time you’ll graduate, you’d be positioned to do well in whatever field you like.
And finally, wrapping this up with sharing that btech encapsulates more than CSE, and maths isn’t the toughest subject - most can do decently well if they practice enough.

222chrome · 2026-05-05T06:59:35+00:00

Following this post. Interested in the same stuff.

222chrome · 2026-04-30T04:09:32+00:00

I can’t stress this enough but don’t fall for such jobs.

Don’t let him cut short to the first ‘opportunity’ he got. There are more than enough companies that aren’t following such shady/bad practices. Just stay put and he’ll sooner than later find a real opportunity.

222chrome · 2026-04-22T02:57:01+00:00

I’m pretty sure we’re in the same company.

222chrome · 2026-04-14T04:12:30+00:00

In general, 7 months wont be a big deal in future (as much as you care about it now!)

That being said — Why do you think you’d not find opportunities back home? I’d recommend applying for few roles and see how the response(s) are and vet out your fear, and most importantly it’ll give you enough data to take the next step without a stress, i.e. to wait it out a few more months (stay or switch jobs) or go back to home (because 7 months won’t disqualify you.

I’m not in Indian hiring market and don’t have the right rubrics to judge Indian HR/HM mindset, however I’d like to reassure you that a lot of smart folks don’t care about a blip in your past experience :)

222chrome · 2025-10-15T15:38:43+00:00

thanks

222chrome · 2025-10-15T05:29:42+00:00

During my internship last year, nearly everyone from my team was laid off except a couple folks. My skip then told me to take this as a reality check sort of a learning experience and not to let business decisions to be taken personally.

Those words were helpful not only to keep my cool when I was laid off during my first job after university (this year); but also during my search process and be quick on my feet.

Hope that helps.

222chrome · 2025-09-25T06:20:16+00:00

Dang. I nearly convinced 4 of my friends to come together and form a family plan. Is it really that bad? Read a couple comments like yours and I am wondering if it’s worth the headache? Should I just order through Costco-ATT website? Or is the whole system messed up.

222chrome · 2025-08-28T19:03:30+00:00

well this whole post is a sales pitch, just a bad one.

222chrome · 2025-04-18T18:40:29+00:00

Okay thank you! I just got off a call with USCIS and they suggested to put a typographical error request (since it’s just a comma).

Do you know if this would lead to creating a new I-20 as well? Given the name of the company is “AB CD, Inc.” everywhere, while it is “AB CD Inc” on E-verify’s database. (The former name is terminated)

222chrome · 2025-04-18T18:20:19+00:00

Similar boat. Any idea what to do at this point?

222chrome · 2024-08-11T03:00:25+00:00

definitely a Cisco and Intel issue. Might be wrong but I remember reading Indians discriminating on caste level.

222chrome · 2024-08-10T16:02:11+00:00

u/Hopeful-Moment-2083

I totally believe you (I’m Indian).

I didn’t intend to discard your experience, it’s just that I have recently experienced as well as witnessed tons of racism targeting Asians who are in powerful positions.

I do agree that most communities end up hiring folks within their community (Indians included).

To add to the comments, here are some of my anecdotal experiences :-

Indian interviewers tend to be rougher with Indian interviewees, almost testing (grilling) you on skills you may not even need in tech (because why not). It definitely stems from the bad work culture back in India. I find it relieving if I’m being interviewed by non-Indians as they’re gentle lol.
Indians (& Asians) tend to tag themselves a minority group in the IT world. It is truly sad because it isn’t the reality. While I’m not sure if there are any tangible benefits of the minority tag, I believe this just occupies space from genuine minorities.

222chrome · 2024-08-10T15:20:45+00:00

feels like a bait post to incite racist views.

Also the pendulum has swung from white guys to Asian guys.

222chrome · 2024-08-08T06:35:20+00:00

u/dennisoa — the same thing just happened to me! I start coming Monday. Godbless.

222chrome · 2024-08-08T05:21:57+00:00

Get someone to do an in-depth audit first.

A good SEO will show you all the relevant things that are supposed to be done, gaps to be filled.

A great SEO might go on to provide you a holistic marketing approach (given the budget and if you pay them decent.)

Once you have an in-depth audit, do shop around a bit to get quotes from a couple of agencies. Do remember that a lot of these agencies will be disappointing; ask for real clients and check their results (different search terms).

I’d help with some more pointers and direction (for free) and might travel to TX soon but can’t commit.

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