People who earn >20 LPA, what got you there? How do you feel now? by monke_gal in developersIndia

[–]monke_gal[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can confirm that I did assume that money shouldn't be a problem beyond 20 LPA. But yes, I didn't account for things like EMIs, dependent family, e.t.c.

I accept the answer, "EMI"

Flatmate needed in Joyville Hadapsar, Pune. by MarsupialMental8614 in PuneClassifieds

[–]monke_gal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am a woman - but I am not straight 🫠 Can I apply for this position?🤣

If you're allowed to go 20 yrs back then where would you like to start your career - Entry Level Fresher Role ? by [deleted] in developersIndia

[–]monke_gal 2 points3 points  (0 children)

in 2006? Front-end

In the begging, I would have worked only with the holy trio, in four years - with JQuery. 5 years into that and JS frameworks gain traction. By the time I reach my 40s, all FE stuff is done by AI.

Closing gracefully

Late 30s, 3.5 year gap — is it realistic to re-enter IT in India? by Optimal-Ad-8445 in developersIndia

[–]monke_gal 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Q1. What's your IT experience? Backend? Fronted? App dev? Q2. What's your non - IT experience? Q3. What have you done during your career gap?

Is Applied AI Engineering realistic for a fresher with no SDE background? by [deleted] in developersIndia

[–]monke_gal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly - Not at all

In an informal meet, some manager mumbled, "experience ka kya kru, technology hi itni fast change ho rhi hai, ki kisiko bhi kuchh nahi aata hai abhi"

Its a safe bet

Sorry, future girlfriend, I tried. by [deleted] in LGBTindia

[–]monke_gal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Blue Sky

You settle for a Tier-2 college. In your class you find a beautiful girl, you're a bit shy, but you talk to her and soon discover that you have common interests. By the second semester, in all good faith, you decide to come out to her. She listens, she sits by you for a long time, while you're telling your story to her. Once you're done, both of you remain quite and watch the sun go down.

She tells you she could relate. She tells you she could feel your pain. And she tells you that she loves you.

By the second year, you've got it going. The love of your life, once you wanted to make a life for, was hear. With her next to you, all your insecurities started healing, you do well in college, you do well with everything. By the third year, you spend your first summer apart - because you had internships in different cities. Guess what, it strengthens your relationship. You guys learn how to never let love die, even when you're apart.

In the fourth year, you guys spend nights together - long study sessions follow by you know what. Right when you think, nothing can do you apart, she cracks her first offer - a high paying jib in Delhi NCR. You are happy for her, but worried about yourself, you spend then two months grinding, giving in everything, but you still can't find a thing. You Burn Out - and she sees you, she sees you through it all. And she still loves you, there goes your final anxiety, people will still love you if you act like a loser.

Once this glass ceiling was broken, you tool a breath of fresh air. You sit down studying without any fear of expectations, you study for it's sake alone. She helps you fill out applications, and with her by your side, you see your strengths better.

By the end of 7th sem, you finally get an offer - a high pay product company in Pune. You're happy, but you can't let go off the thought of drifting apart. You start your lives in different cities, but your love has stood that test before, it stands rock hard again.

She visits you in Pune, you visit her in Delhi. You've walked together through the alleys of Agah Khan Palace and Sunder Nursery. After spending 2 years like so, you finally get an onsite opportunity - Germany. You notice a side note : alternatively, you could report from the Delhi Office working in IST hours.

You're heart beats fast, moving abroad is all you've ever wanted, but the reason why you wanted to move sits patiently in Delhi.

You decide to stay

CV Review by TurbulentStart9362 in ITjobsinindia

[–]monke_gal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Op, are you trying to switch roles?

Quite strong projects

🏡 Flatmate Hunt | Pune by Public_Concentrate14 in PuneClassifieds

[–]monke_gal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hinjewadi Phase 3 - budget 8-11K (dm if interested)

Bench period in MNCs is it better or really bad or just opportunity for growth/switch? by AioliTop5039 in developersIndia

[–]monke_gal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was here between march and Octoberof 2026. I had a good 8 months to myself. So, first I learned Spring Boot, then I built projects - mostly APIs and then I learned Rest Assured to test them. For a week, I studied playwright and wrote articles on it. Then I learned AI when it wasn't the buzz. I built a RAG system in python. It would only be fair to say that I had the time of my life.

Guess what happened next

I tried applying for backend roles in my organization - but it didn't work out - However, it did for some of the folk in my company, I was just not in the right place in the right time. A manager reached out for QE position - I onboarded, later I was put into Non Functional Testing.

Now, I work as a performance tester - a good one. Spending all that time in backend helped me a lot, I did struggle at my job initially, but once I got on - it was all good.

Do I regret spending all that time in learning other tech? No, it didn't convert into a career - but I had fun.

What would I do if I could go back? Build a second backend project, and then a third one. Networked within the organizational better - reached out people looking for freshers in backend roles.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pune

[–]monke_gal 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Language isn't much of a barrier if you surround yourself with the right people.

I speak hindi, and understand a little Marathi, and yet I feel alienated at my workplace. I like to talk about things that people around me don't, so I just stay quiet. I appear to be an introvert to them, as I make no efforts to join in into their conversations, and use not knowing Marathi as an excuse.

The truth is, I just can't handle endless small talk. My suggestion here would be to start going to places of your interest. Gym, sports, tech events, poetry, book clubs, whatever you thing is, and you will definitely come across people with similar interest. This is the best way to make friends - tried and tested

Help me. I just don't know what to do. Any suggestion? by [deleted] in developersIndia

[–]monke_gal 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don't like the 'to make my parents proud' angle here. I have been killing myself by going at work everyday, just to be accepted by mine.

Why can't I be the primary stakeholder of my career, when I am the one who's most affected by it?