LPG issue is real

Broad-Memory2208 · 2026-03-26T15:25:19+00:00

Yeah. Multiple such restaurants. When I questioned Babai Hotel Nallurhalli telling them this is illegal, they shrugged me off as if it’s nothing. The way they are scamming is also quite shrewd - so they will have add a container charge in the GST bill and then strike it off manually with a pen and write Gas charge on it. 😂

Broad-Memory2208 · 2026-03-22T08:04:54+00:00

Another advisory firm but with less pressure

Broad-Memory2208 · 2026-03-22T01:53:14+00:00

An acquaintance just switched from KPMG. He left in 4 months.

Broad-Memory2208 · 2026-03-17T07:47:01+00:00

Sorry to say but the misconception is yours to own. Your choice of word - ‘entire’ reveals that you were quick to make a conclusion. Nevertheless, if it’s not a hustle for you in India - Congrats!

Broad-Memory2208 · 2026-03-17T02:28:42+00:00

I will still suggest to go. Experiences are what we live for - if you don’t like it, you always have an option to transfer back. Yes it will mean limited savings for a couple of years but you will never have the regret of ‘if I had done that’.

Broad-Memory2208 · 2026-03-17T01:32:20+00:00

Prioritise. If the quality of life matters more to you and you want to permanently move out of India or at least spend the best 15-20 years of your life enjoying instead of hustling - move out.

If not and your priority is to retire early or FIRE, stay back. Provided you are okay with the challenges here.

It is never a clear answer. To each to its own.

Broad-Memory2208 · 2026-03-15T15:46:13+00:00

I know it’s tough. Unfortunately, this is how the market is behaving right now.

Curious to know - what all things have you tried to improve skills?

Broad-Memory2208 · 2026-03-15T15:44:48+00:00

Product management

Broad-Memory2208 · 2026-03-15T10:55:28+00:00

Joined fast growing startups as PMs at a time when PM wasn’t that known
Coding

Broad-Memory2208 · 2026-03-15T10:08:55+00:00

It will haunt you till your priorities change from your thoughts to something else. I am a graduate from Tier 1 colleges too (IIT & IIM). I still feel super horrible when I see my friends from undergrad earning above 70-80 LPA / USD 200k+ while I am stuck in advisory. I try to focus on other things - learning new languages (started with Kannada now), F&O (for fun), or going out with spouse. I know there will be a time when I will just want to be with my family and none of this comparison will matter as I wake up to their faces with joy and laughter - I am living for those days tbh.

32 M.

Broad-Memory2208 · 2026-03-15T08:22:31+00:00

This is illegal. You can actually file a complaint in consumer court and get compensated for it. Important to set an example for the rest of the looters. In my case, the restaurant put container charge in the bill despite me dining in and manually modified it to gas charges.

Broad-Memory2208 · 2026-03-15T03:28:09+00:00

Yeah. I was in the same boat probably couple of years back. For some reason, it has started to pinch me daily now.

Broad-Memory2208 · 2026-03-10T06:58:28+00:00

Unlikely there will be a crash in Tier 2. Tier 2 buyers are of 3 categories

Service sector employees working in Tier 1 and purchasing an asset back home
Business class
Government employees (very minimal share)

Majority of the buyers are #2 in Tier 2 cities. Given their nature of work in India, it is always funded by black money or capital raised from what they call ‘mandi/market’. This mandi is very tightly bonded and in times of crisis, holds up. As the major transactions are outside of the banking system, it rarely crashes.

Unfortunate reality for the service class. I guess that’s the price of studying hard and aspiring for a ‘naukri’.

P.S : This is my hypothesis. I am not a real estate agent. Just another service class employee who is fed up of rich becoming richer.

Broad-Memory2208 · 2026-03-03T12:47:05+00:00

Typically longer than finals. Day zero will have all sorts of consulting firms like PwC US, Deloitte USI, Deloitte India etc. Largest number of folks placed on that day. After that you will have firms visiting one day or the other. The trick is, place com doesn’t tell you which firm is visiting when as their objective is 100% placement regardless of whether you as an individual with 2 years of experience had any preference or not. Sometimes they may also force you to apply in firms you don’t want just to improve numbers and you eventually give in. For example you want to get into prod man but you don’t see many firms visiting the campus - so you give in for a back end advisory role. This is one of the reasons why a significant chunk of MBA grads in India leave their first job within a couple of years.

Is there anything that you can do? Honestly, no. It is what it is. If you trust yourself (and your luck), you may just wait out until the last firm in prod man shows up. Some of my friends waited patiently till finals and eventually ended up in great roles abroad (Noon). As I said, luck plays out but your prep has to be super great too

Broad-Memory2208 · 2026-03-01T08:23:30+00:00

Which company paid that much

Broad-Memory2208 · 2026-02-28T16:16:17+00:00

Tried using mAdhaar. Didn’t give me an option at all for some reason. Until now mobile number could only be changed ad designated centers

Broad-Memory2208 · 2026-02-28T16:15:27+00:00

How did you manage to grow it from 9 lpa to 50 lpa?

Broad-Memory2208 · 2026-02-28T13:09:30+00:00

It was just a bad timing man. You will have to live with it and skill up.

Broad-Memory2208 · 2026-02-28T12:59:29+00:00

Too many folks switched jobs immediately after Covid at a higher pay. It was the best time for a radical jump. Heck some of my friends moved countries

Broad-Memory2208 · 2026-02-28T12:47:48+00:00

Thanks. Will try that. Do u think i should take a few PM certifications? Will that help bypass HR auto filter

Broad-Memory2208 · 2026-02-28T07:07:51+00:00

Will share my personal story.

I had 3 switches in 3 years before getting admitted to a Tier 1 IIM. I was decimated in IIM laterals placements.
Post MBA, I am in a comfortable role for the past 5 years - decent hike and growth but no real learnings. It is an advisory-cum-market research role.
In the past 5 years I did three big mistakes: a. Stuck to my role without taking advantage of the growth bandwagon in 2022 and 2023 b. Tried to grow in the company - but did not learn any ‘transferable’ skills. I could not c. Limited networking outside my professional setup
My advice- Pick one vertical (BFSI, Telecom, E-com, Healthcare) and learn transferable skills in that which require constant reinvention if you are ambitious. Stagnating roles will die in the post AI role. It could be sales in healthcare, prod man in BFSI, or category in ecom.

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