GoofyPanda
GoofyPanda
22h

Golden handcuffs are suffocating. I want to quit but the money traps me.

26M, Senior Software Engineer, 65 LPA.

Feeling a lot of low grade anxiety due to the constant pressure of proving impact on myself.

Surviving like this from 2 years. Gave myself a goal to build wealth and financial freedom.

All my friends are at average companies with CTC of 20+. Most of them are happy.

I feel suffocated and drained. Quarterly reviews, impact docs is getting hard on my mind. I feel weeks passing. Panic attacks are being suppressed and burst out sometimes.

Idk what I should do.

Work is feeling that I am just a machine. People around me enjoying their evenings with family and many having hobbies.

I earn a massive salary, in a big city . I hardly have the peace to enjoy things I bought, a nice car, shoes and gadgets. I feel I need to proove my worth every quarter to be eligible to stay.

Because at the end of the day, I failed, at being happy, at peace, at life itself.

This Monday morning is feeling too heavy.

How to navigate this situation.

22h ago
ZoomyCupcake
ZoomyCupcake

Bro invest and spend wisely and earn time

Let’s continue few more years (3-4 at least)

After that you don’t have to work for money.

GoofyPanda
GoofyPanda

That is the goal I gave myself. I am saving most of what I earn right now. I just don't know if my mind can take another 3 to 4 years of this.

ZoomyCupcake
ZoomyCupcake

Bro ak baat batau ?

Agr aap 50 lakh mutual fund me rakh ke chhod do to wo 60 ki age tak 100 cr ho jaaenge

Ab bs ye soch lo 60 ki age se pahale aapko kitana chahiye khane peene ke liye ( mere hisaab se annual current expenses ka 30X sufficient hai ….tier2-3 city me 5 lakh per year bohat hota )

DizzyBoba
DizzyBoba

What makes you happy by the way?

SwirlyPancake
SwirlyPancake

"Massive salary"

GoofyPanda
GoofyPanda

Honestly I am so drained that I don't even know anymore. Just having a peaceful weekend without thinking about work sounds like a dream right now.

GigglyBoba
GigglyBoba

Do companies assign work to an employee based on their salary scale? Also microsoft me 65LPa normal salary hoga na?

ZoomyCupcake
ZoomyCupcake

Microsoft ka base Itana high nahi hota …kahi baar atleast freshers ke case me stocks bonus ke karan ctc inflated hoti

Tech me 7-8 yoe ke baad maybe fixed 50+ ho jata hoga excluding stocks

ZoomyCupcake
ZoomyCupcake

High ctc walo ko quality work milta or kuchh farak nahi hota

TwirlyBagel
TwirlyBagel

Monthly in-hand kitni aati hai

ZoomyBanana
ZoomyBanana

65 mai mostly stocks hoga

FuzzyBiscuit
FuzzyBiscuit

Can't look back now, keep going. You can never know if they're really happy or not.

GoofyPanda
GoofyPanda

True, the grass always looks greener on the other side. But seeing them have time for themselves without constant anxiety makes me question my choices.

PeppyPotato
PeppyPotato

Hello sir could you please refer me. I am a software developer with 2.5 years experience in full stack + aws.

SquishyWalrus
SquishyWalrus

You can't get everything man, you have to leave something to get other it's as simple as that so no point of cribbing. Just choose

CosmicPanda
CosmicPanda
14h

I want to face this problem once in lifetime

BouncySushi
BouncySushi

Pressure will continuously grow,

Managers, leadership thinking AI as Magic Wand 🪄, expect you to be 10X Productive suddenly...

Maybe try some other org. who pays a bit less, good work but offers peace ✌️

SparklyNoodle
SparklyNoodle

Can u adopt me 😂

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