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- An anonymous IT professional from Uttar Pradesh shared his experience of navigating layoffs and performance improvement plans while increasing his salary.
- He documented his progression from an initial ‑3 lakh annual package to ‑20 lakh per annum after multiple job changes.
- The post emphasizes persistence in the face of interview rejections and industry-wide wage stagnation.
- Many users responded by discussing the oversaturation of the current IT job market.
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“At that point, I had almost six years of experience, yet I constantly felt like I wasn't a good performer.”
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…was manageable, a subsequent client assignment exposed his lack of experience. “I struggled badly. I lacked exposure, my confidence dropped, and I was even placed on a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP),” he recalled. “ At that point, I had almost six years of experience, yet I constantly felt like I wasn't a good performer. ” After spending nearly four years at Capgemini, battling stagnant wages, the techie shared he eventually left the company, earning just ₹10 LPA—a mere ₹50,000 increment over four years. Feeling stuck and constantly…
“You don’t have to be the smartest coder in the room. You don’t need perfect communication skills from day one. You might get rejected, laid off, put on a PIP, or made to feel like you’re not good enough. Just don’t stop learning, don’t stop interviewing, and don’t stop believing that your next opportunity can completely change your career.”
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…the boy whose biggest dream was to earn ₹30,000 a month, I realise I’ve already achieved something that once felt impossible,” he wrote. Leaving a final piece of advice for other struggling IT professionals, he said: “ You don’t have to be the smartest coder in the room. You don’t need perfect communication skills from day one. You might get rejected, laid off, put on a PIP, or made to feel like you’re not good enough. Just don’t stop learning, don’t stop interviewing, and don’t stop believing that your next opportunity can completely change your career. ” The candid post struck a chord with the online community, as many appreciated the techie's transparency about the industry's hidden struggles. “It's tough to navigate IT sometimes; sharing your experience can really…
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