I graduated last year with no job offer from college. And started job hunting, I had 3 internship experiences, still not getting any job. But last December 2022 i got a call from the founder of the early stage startup( bootstrapped), gave a live coding round, and got selected within a day, even in this horrible job market with 7 lpa. Now the amazing part is that the technical co-founder was working as a consultant themself for a company and paying me and 2 other peeps from his own salary and still no expectations of overtime and good flexibility, unlimited paid leave,and then after working there for 9 months, finally the founders got funding but now they decided to move to wfo from wfh(with a considerate increment to employees), with which I was not comfortable because I have to relocate (and I have a medication going on from a very specialized doctor from my city), so decided to part ways. And from the past 3 months, i am job hunting, but not even getting an equal opportunity, those 7 lpa feels like 24 lpa coming from a founder who was working a day job to give me and other that opportunity.
This post is an appreciation for all those founders who are working a job or hustling and running a startup in their spare time. Best wishes to you peeps, you may succeed in all pursuits of life.
P.s- The founder gave me 6 days salary also which was equal to my first internship stipend.
Great founders need to be appreciated. Hope he succeeds.
Hoping for more of such founders
Yup
This is what will make India superpower 😍
Definitely, this also inspired me and now I am working on my own stealth project which solves a real life problem and have a usecase
"To job kyu chhoda!??"
~ First Employer
Medical reason saar
Made my day
Same happened with me this month. Got my first full-time role that too WFH
So heartwarming to read, in the midst of all that seems bad. I hope the nice guy wins. ultimately :)
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