ZoomyBanana
ZoomyBanana

Completed 20 years in software industry

Worked in IT sector, product sector and now with FAANG. Total NW: 6 Crore+. A few takeaways:

  1. To make money, take risks.
  2. To stay happy, invest immensely in your family.
  3. Money can't buy happiness, but it does buy Status and Respect in Indian society.
  4. Health is still the most important thing, never neglect it.
  5. Casual flirting can keep you young and motivated to look young.
9mo ago
Talking product sense with Ridhi
9 min AI interview5 questions
Round 1 by Grapevine
JumpyPretzel
JumpyPretzel

Good learnings. But about “money can’t buy happiness”, surly it can but short term happiness.

QuirkySushi
QuirkySushi

It can buy peace, peace is happiness in motion.🙂

WobblyHamster
WobblyHamster
EY9mo

Money can’t buy happiness but it can buy the things which makes you happy. Even that could be short time.

ZippyJellybean
ZippyJellybean
Student9mo

Last point 💀

SquishyPenguin
SquishyPenguin

I was about to tell the same. Uncle, pls leave few girls to us 😂

ZoomyNarwhal
ZoomyNarwhal

Joined Microsoft recently with 1cr+ TC. It's so much stress. Wondering if it's worth it.

WobblyCupcake
WobblyCupcake

What was your previous tc?

ZoomyBanana
ZoomyBanana
Meta9mo

It's worth it. You'll grow out of it. Learn to work smarter and prioritise.

DancingBagel
DancingBagel
TCS9mo

You are where I aspire to be, I'm just working in a service based company now, and tbh I don't know what to learn in order to get into meta.

PrancingBagel
PrancingBagel
Student9mo

I'm a first year student what should I do right now, from tomorrow my classes will start(BCA)

FuzzyJellybean
FuzzyJellybean
TCS9mo

Same ( if you know please tell me )

SillyDonut
SillyDonut

Beg to differ on point 3. Only money buys happiness, if you have no money, your girlfriend, wife, family, friends or relatives won't care for you in the long run. If no one cares for you and you don't have sufficient money to cover your wants and needs. Then anyways you are unhappy.
Please don't get me wrong, but these days only those people who have a good amount of money in their bank balance, preach on not to run after money 🙏

SquishyWaffle
SquishyWaffle

Se, there are broadly 2 scenarios: your locus of happiness is either internal or external. If it's external, money is a big factor in obtaining this. If it's internal, money is needed up to a particular threshold which helps you meet your worldly obligations and desires. Once you cross that threshold, the law of diminishing returns kicks in and money doesn't matter beyond that.

SquishyPenguin
SquishyPenguin

Posh act and that 5th point goes hand in hand. Be careful guys!

DerpyPotato
DerpyPotato

Can you advise which tech, skills to learn to be where you are now?

ZoomyBanana
ZoomyBanana
Meta9mo

Machine Learning. Micro Services. System Designing. Leetcode

DerpyBurrito
DerpyBurrito

Hopefully, last point was relevant for outside of work as HR may come if you try to do this at work

ZoomyBanana
ZoomyBanana
Meta9mo

Oh of course! Never in the workplace. Never ever.

PrancingPotato
PrancingPotato

Loved each point. 4th one hit a home run

MagicalBurrito
MagicalBurrito

All good valid takeaways and somehow can link with me. being having same kind of experience and net worth. Just a little modification, To stay happy, invest immensely in family and real estate.

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