In 2020, Kiersten Crum started with $500 in Carnival stock; how she added $10,000 and built an $80,000 portfolio during Covid-19 pandemicCrum started with $500 in Carnival Cruise Line stock, buying shares after the company's price fell sharply during the pandemic. In a little...
15 Oct, 2026, 02.16 AM IST
Parents 'took away food' from son's plate after he got laid off: 22-year-old says losing Rs 95,000-a-month job revealed their true faces to himA 22-year-old IT professional was earning Rs 95,000 a month before losing his job just six months into his career. But his struggle to find...
11 Oct, 2026, 04.11 PM IST
Bengaluru techie earning Rs 90 lakh gets a nearly Rs 3 crore offer from US, estimates Rs 70 lakh savings per year, still confused seeks adviceA 36-year-old tech professional’s possible move to the US has sparked a debate over whether higher nominal pay would translate into a bette...
08 Oct, 2026, 04.37 PM IST
Employee gets 35% higher-paying offer from their ‘biggest client’ after boss skips meeting, now wonders if he should tell his companyA dedicated employee stepped up to lead a meeting when his boss was absent, creating an unexpected chance for career growth. Following the ...
08 Oct, 2026, 03.03 PM IST
After toxic jobs, Bengaluru professional quits corporate life, puts his gadgets up for sale. Instead of snapping bargains, strangers offer supportA Bengaluru professional decided to leave his job after enduring a toxic workplace. As he listed his prized gadgets for sale online, he was...
01 Oct, 2026, 04.05 PM IST
Techie says he was laid off on his birthday while working across multiple projects, netizens reactA Mumbai-based full-stack software engineer has shared how he was laid off on his birthday after five years in the industry and while contr...
30 Sep, 2026, 10.10 PM IST
Rs 57 lakh remote job vs Rs 68 lakh Bengaluru offer: Techie asks if the difference is worth the travel from Madurai every weekA software engineer earning Rs 57 lakh at a fully remote startup is considering a Rs 68.2 lakh base-and-bonus offer from a public US SaaS c...
28 Sep, 2026, 07.49 PM IST
Employee put on PIP after 5 years decides to leave after secretly securing another job, but an unexpected COBRA tip makes the resignation timing a bigger questionAn employee put on a performance improvement plan (PIP) after five years at a company had already secured another fully remote job and was ...
28 Sep, 2026, 04.47 PM IST
Employee quits after 6 months of burnout leads to hospitalization; in a shocker, boss offers promotion, salary raise of their choice and 3 months off in bid to keep themAn employee from Philippines faced intense burnout after repeatedly taking on more than they could handle at work. Following a stressful ho...
28 Sep, 2026, 03.53 PM IST
Rs 57 lakh remote job vs Rs 68 lakh Bengaluru offer: Techie in Madurai plans 20-hour weekly train commute, asks if it’s worth itA tech professional in Madurai is weighing a Rs 57 lakh fully remote job against a Rs 68 lakh Bengaluru offer. The new role offers a Staff ...
28 Sep, 2026, 12.52 PM IST
'Forget coding, just learn how to cheat': Startup cofounder reacts to Reddit post claiming cheaters get jobs fasterA startup cofounder has reacted to a Reddit post by a 2026 computer science graduate who claimed that students spending months on DSA, AI s...
28 Sep, 2026, 12.27 PM IST
From 80k to NEET PG 2026 admission: Aspirant shares how he turned things around 13 years after MBBS despite repeated failuresA NEET PG 2026 aspirant from the 2013 MBBS batch has shared his journey from ranks of 26,000 to 90,000 and 80,000 in previous attempts to s...
25 Sep, 2026, 01.54 PM IST
Stop using 'big words' during job interviews: Candidate says this 'dumb' advice boosts up confidence during questionsA job candidate’s experience during a panel interview has sparked discussion online about why people sometimes struggle to communicate thei...
21 Sep, 2026, 10.41 PM IST
- ₹2.5 lakh salary but 84% vanishes before month starts: 29-year-old married Bengaluru professional shares what looks like a story of every third corporate worker
Despite a monthly income of ₹2.5 lakh, a Bengaluru professional finds himself under financial pressure due to hefty EMIs and credit card pa...
12 Sep, 2026, 10.29 AM IST
AI can write, think and create; then why should people learn new skills? Psychologists identify a serious problem that automation creates in human mindAI is making coding, writing and other knowledge work faster, but its growing role is also making some workers question the need to keep le...
10 Sep, 2026, 09.06 PM IST
Rs 2.5 lakh monthly income, still Bengaluru man fell into a 'debt trap': One common money management mistake costed him 95% savingsA 29-year-old Bengaluru man earning a combined ₹2.5 lakh a month after taxes says he has lost nearly 95% of his savings after spending heav...
25 Aug, 2026, 11.07 PM IST
‘Don’t resign on your worst day’: Reddit user advises employee with 10 years of experience to reconsider quitting job over office politicsFrustrated with his corporate job, a seasoned professional is considering quitting to pursue his passion for building a personalised food v...
21 Aug, 2026, 01.49 PM IST