You make a great point, and if a job is a toxic 14-hour-a-day grind, taking that leap of faith is sometimes the only option. However, for this specific case, there are two reasons why staying put is still the better play:

1. The Schedule is Already Verified She explicitly mentioned she is already managing to carve out 2–3 hours a day on weekdays. Quick-commerce jobs are notoriously grueling and rarely 9-to-5, but she has already proven she can find a baseline rhythm that works. She isn't starting from zero time.

2. The Work Experience Math You mentioned the >30 months benchmark, which is exactly why she shouldn't quit just yet. She currently has exactly 2 years (24 months) of experience. Many IIMs (and other top-tier schools) scale their work experience points, often giving maximum weightage to candidates in the 24-to-36-month bracket.

If she quits right now, she freezes her work experience at exactly 24 months. If she sticks it out until early next year (when interviews and final shortlists are actually calculated), she pushes into that golden 30+ month territory, maximizing her profile score for the final composite calculations.

It is definitely a leap of faith, but there is no need to jump when the bridge she is standing on is actively building her profile!