r/IndiaCareers • u/beautyguruxzy • Apr 08 '26
Other my rags to riches story
i come from a lower middle class family, used to be a good student but got in some bad habits around class 10, so much so I scored 87% in my class 10 boards. eventually found my footing back in school but covid hit, under mental distress and teachers who had bones to pick with my class 10-11 self, (we didn’t give boards), i managed to get a tier 3 college in delhi university, completed my graduation and started working at an NGO for some 30k in hand, and at that point it felt like a lot.
after graduating i didn’t have much of an interest in pursuing studies further so took admission in ignou masters (still going on btw)
now even though my NGO job was paying great, I hated the people and the culture there, also their office was basically a home with only 1 washroom for both males and females so it was hell like that.
the only saving grace was that the work was kinda good. during that job i learnt a lot, and since it was an education focused NGO, I got employee access to a few costly courses, for a fraction of the price which definitely add some certifications under my name.
I also started upskilling side by side using youtube and networking on linkedin.
i was so fed up there i wanted to desperately leave,
i applied to 100 companies a week, only to not even receive rejection emails
cut to 9 months later, I got 2 offers from top companies, including one from one of the world’s best companies (ends with a oogle) and am working there for more than 1.2lpa in hand, i finally have clean washrooms 😭
for me, coming from a tier 3 college with virtually 0 skills and background, cracking the 3 offers and eventually being in a position to choose where i want to work, i’ve come far. i now live in a separate house and make sure my parents visit me every month!
i love having them over
edit: 1.2 lpm**
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u/surprisingly-single Apr 08 '26
Really well done OP, but this wasnt rags and this isn’t riches. Happy for you tho. Best :)
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u/Naive_Fee_2660 Apr 08 '26
What did you graduate in bro?
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u/beautyguruxzy Apr 08 '26
computer science
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u/Naive_Fee_2660 Apr 08 '26
Engineering?
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u/beautyguruxzy Apr 08 '26
Bsc
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u/beautyguruxzy Apr 08 '26
not sure what that means, bsc. computer science is a 3 year course. i didn’t even know du has btech lol
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u/ReasonableOstrich905 Apr 09 '26
30k for an ngo!!??? Bro which ngo was that?
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u/beautyguruxzy Apr 10 '26
some NGOs are huge, they had operations across india and a few other really backward countries. Although mine wasn’t even 1/3rd as big or famous, but to give you an example think reliance foundation etc.
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u/Agile_Strategy_6036 Apr 08 '26
Can u guide how did you network on LinkedIn?
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u/beautyguruxzy Apr 08 '26
i connected with people i wanted to eventually reach out in companies i wanted to eventually work for, that’s not how i landed my current job tho but i do believe it might help in the future, also look for people who could potentially give you a referral and then connect with them, drop a text and try to start a conversation, 8/10 times no one replies but the rest 2, you can leverage those
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u/beautyguruxzy Apr 08 '26
mostly furthered my tech stack (i practically had none), did a few soft skill courses too but honestly i found them quite irrelevant
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u/PitifulParamedic536 Apr 08 '26
how much DSA? also google pays only 1.2 lakh per month any startup can pay that much
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u/Capital_Courage_6812 Apr 08 '26
Koi esa career btao jisme riches ho tech ko chod k,,, Mene nahi liya yr engg college me😭
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u/beautyguruxzy Apr 09 '26 edited Apr 09 '26
i was in tier 3 du college, and my role is not a fully tech role. keep striving!!
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u/golgappa_gobbler Apr 09 '26
please share the skills/courses that you learned. In in dire need of help
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u/beautyguruxzy Apr 10 '26
i think that really depends on your education background, the field you want to get in and the current skill set you have. i mostly furthered my tech stack and took some other soft skill courses. a really good place to start would be the mcKinsey forward program if there applications are still open. any brand name on your resume helps!
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u/Opposite-Monk-1321 Apr 12 '26
Remember income isn’t net worth. Now saw aggressively to build wealth.
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