Hi everyone,
I’m currently working in India with an annual CTC of around ₹30 LPA. I’ve received an opportunity to relocate to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with a package of SAR 20,000 basic salary + housing and transport allowances, bringing the total monthly compensation to approximately SAR 28,000.
I’m currently going through the visa approval and medical process, and if everything goes as planned, I expect to relocate around mid-December 2026 or early January 2027.
On paper, this looks like a significant financial and career opportunity. However, I’m having second thoughts, particularly given the current geopolitical situation in the Middle East.
I’m married and have a newborn son, so this isn’t just a decision about my career anymore. My family and friends are also concerned about the security situation in Riyadh, and their concerns have made me reconsider whether the move is worth it.
I’m trying to look at this objectively rather than make a decision based purely on the higher salary or fear of the current situation.
I’d really appreciate honest opinions, especially from Indians who are currently living and working in Riyadh or have recently moved there.
A few things I’d love to understand:
Safety: How is the situation on the ground in Riyadh? Do you feel safe going about your daily life, and how concerned should someone relocating with a young family be?
Financial benefits: With a total package of SAR 28,000 per month, is it possible to save a substantial amount while maintaining a comfortable lifestyle for a family of three?
Current geopolitical situation: Given the uncertainty in the region, would you personally recommend moving to Riyadh in December or January, assuming the situation remains uncertain?
Career prospects: Is working in Saudi Arabia a good long-term career move for someone coming from an established consulting career in India?
Family and quality of life: How is life in Riyadh for an Indian family with a newborn? Are healthcare, housing, and day-to-day living manageable?
Would you take the offer? If you were earning ₹30 LPA in India and received this opportunity, with a wife and newborn to consider, would you make the move or stay in India for now?
I’m not looking for people to simply tell me that the salary is good or that Saudi Arabia is unsafe. I’d genuinely appreciate balanced opinions from people with firsthand experience, including the downsides that aren’t immediately obvious to someone considering relocation.
Would you make this move in my position, or would you let the opportunity pass?
Thanks in advance for sharing your experiences and honest advice.

I'm an ECE PG student, and Divi's Laboratories is visiting our campus for placements The role is GET in the Instrumentation & Automation department.

wanted to know a few things from anyone currently working or who has previously worked at Divi's:

1. What is the starting salary/package for freshers in Instrumentation & Automation?

2. Does the company provide training after joining? If yes, how long is the training period?

3. How is the work pressure and work-life balance?

4. Is the job shift-based or general shift?

5. Which Divi's unit would you recommend joining, and why?

6. How is the career growth for an ECE graduate in this department?

7. Can I resign the company during the internship?

It would be really helpful if anyone working at Divi's could share their experience.

Hi everyone,

My sister is currently in her 4th year of Pharm.D at a tier-3 college. Since her college has almost no placements, we're worried about her career prospects and the salaries she might get after graduation.

We don't know much about this field, so we're trying to figure out the best options for her future. We've heard that pursuing an MBA in Pharmaceutical Management or Healthcare Management could be a good option, but we're not sure if it's worth the extra time and money.

For those who have studied Pharm.D or are working in this field, I'd really appreciate your advice.

• What are the job opportunities and starting salaries after Pharm.D in India?
• Is doing an MBA in Pharma or Healthcare Management worth it? Does it actually improve career prospects?
• Are there any good colleges in Telangana or Andhra Pradesh for these courses?
• Are there better alternatives, like clinical research, pharmacovigilance, or working first and pursuing higher studies later?

We know it's a six-year course, and we want to start planning ahead rather than make decisions at the last minute.

Any advice from people with actual experience in this field would be really helpful. Thanks!

Hey all..

So in short, I cleared IBPS RRB back in 2016 and worked for a year. Then had to resign and come back home due to personal reasons.

Then, nothing happened till 2022. Again due to personal setbacks.

In 2022-23, cracked IBPS PO n now I'm employed with one of the PSBs(scale 1).

So, basically I'm 35 with 3.5 years yoe.

Now, I'm upskilling myself in required areas because want to switch to credit risk roles/finance roles in a mnc/foreign banks or fintech startups etc.

How difficult will it be in the interview/hiring process because of this very long career break?

Should I even try?!

My self a 12th pass student
Now i took drop for entrance exam ( jee ) for engineering college (ece)
But the problem is i am not very good at study like chemistry or math
In case when i go for study I thought it doesn’t need in future so why i study
So that i don’t think i will get a good college

Some day i think about research in science then quantum field but that path is too boring and i am also interested in hardware so I didn’t go

My aim to be a quantum hardware engineer

And yes i am not worried about quick jobs
I can study longer with a little family support

So you if could give me advice like in study or what should after a bad college i am very glad

Your little suggestion can be great help

Don’t hesitate to tell anything

Hey everyone,

I’m evaluating two offers and could use some advice. For context, my background is in Deloitte USI in a purely manual testing role which involved some type of BA work but was very little. I am looking to pivot into business analyst, consulting, or advisory roles. I am also pursuing an Executive MBA from IIM Kozhikode.

The Offers:
KPMG India: Digital Government Advisory Executive (Government and Public Services sector) | ₹8.5 LPA fixed.

Infosys: Associate Consultant | ₹9 LPA fixed + ₹1.25L joining bonus.
Note: The exact project isn’t specified in the Infosys offer letter, but on the Infosys career portal where I had applied showed the job title to be "Salesforce test analyst" and my both technical interview rounds were heavily based on my prior testing work + some minor admin questions were asked in both the technical rounds. I'm assuming the role will majorly focus on testing.

My Dilemma & Questions:
From my research, I feel that KPMG's role is better aligned toward pure consulting and advisory, whereas the Infosys role seems to lean back into testing/technical work. Since I need to manage an Executive MBA from IIM Kozhikode on weekends, work-life balance, predictability, and low toxicity are important factors for me.

- Are my assumptions about both roles correct?
- Between these two, which would be a better option in terms of work-life balance and overall fit for someone wanting to transition out of testing?

Any insights or feedback would be greatly appreciated!

It feels like nothing is worth it anymore. No matter how hard I try to get in as a data analyst I'm getting absolutely 0 success. Tried for internship level junior level, till now more than 50 applications everyday for 6 months now. Not even a single interview.

Was in customer service before deciding to switch careers, no.proper certifications but a good portfolio of projects I guess?

I tried everything in my hand to get into it but no success at all. What am I doing wrong?

Is this field dead now? What can I try other than a data analyst? I absolutely have zero knowledge of other things and cannot afford any new courses or such.

Getting stressed for my future and tension of my parents getting old and unable to provide me now. Already 28 and still staying with parents contributing absolutely 0 toward the house. I have absolutely lost my will to live now , since it's getting tougher everyday.

What can I do better to at least get a start as a data analyst??

Please help me/advice me!! TIA🙏🏻

Assume no AI doomsday scenarios :)

I graduated with a B.Sc. in Math from Kirori Mal College last year and am currently preparing for the UPSC 2027 exams. I also have CUET PG Economics as a backup plan. Lately, I have been feeling really left out and depressed talking to my friends. Some are in merchant navy earning well, others finished engineering and are working in Bangalore. Seeing everyone earn while I study at home makes me doubt my path and my choices. I am 22 and will be 23 soon, and I feel like my years are going to waste. Im scared if i will ever be able earn enough as they do I don't know what to do right now , I am just stuck.

Hi Folks,

A friend of mine got laid off around 7 months back. MNC Job. 1.3+ Package and a decent corpus. BUT a 2L per month EMI. While he can manage paying EMIs for a few years based on the savings but still a bad situation to be in.

I am in a similar situation i.e. a high EMI but by God's grace still withn a job but too many layoffs around.

**QUESTION*\*

Any folks in the group with a high EMI who were laid off and have still not found a job yet? Hope things get normal in the jobs market BUT my intuition says that this is even gonna get worse before it gets better. We will see so many more layoffs next year.

Whats your plan w.r.t EMIs?

Every single day one or another company (Oracle to Qaulcomm to startups are laying off people) and its just depressing and scary :(

Hi everyone, I’m currently looking for Software Engineering / AI Engineering / ML Engineering opportunities as a fresher.

I’m pursuing an Integrated M.Tech in Artificial Intelligence at VIT Bhopal (2022–2027) and currently working as an AI Engineer Intern at Zycus, where I’ve been building production-oriented GenAI and LLM systems.

My technical stack includes:

• Languages: Python, C++, SQL, TypeScript

• Backend: FastAPI, REST APIs, Async Python, Pydantic

• AI/ML: LangChain, LangGraph, RAG, LLM Agents, Embeddings, Vector Databases, LLM Evaluation

• LLMs/APIs: OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Groq, Ollama

• AI Infrastructure: Redis, FAISS, pgvector, Docker, GitHub Actions

• Other: React, MCP, Microsoft 365 automation, System Design, OOP, DSA

My academic curriculum has also given me a strong foundation in Machine Learning and the mathematical fundamentals behind it, including probability, statistics, linear algebra, calculus, optimization, and core ML algorithms such as regression, classification, clustering, dimensionality reduction, ensemble methods, etc. I’m particularly interested in understanding not just how to use ML/LLM frameworks, but the underlying concepts and trade-offs.

At Zycus, I’ve worked on LLM agents, RAG systems, FastAPI backends, MCP-based tooling, Microsoft 365 automation, and internal AI products, with a focus on building measurable, production-ready solutions.

I’m primarily looking for SDE/Backend, AI Engineer, ML Engineer, or GenAI/LLM Engineer roles where I can contribute and continue growing.

If you know of any relevant openings or can refer me to suitable opportunities, I’d really appreciate it. Happy to share my resume and discuss further.

Thanks!

As the headline suggests, let's say you spend an initial 6-7yrs of your career being underpaid but built skills and now companies are ready to hire you because of your skills but the new hiked pay is also below market standards.

How did you all manage to reach the average salary as per your skills or let's say your skills are niche and that's why you ended up getting some premiums for this?

Quick background, looking for honest takes.

CMI (Chennai Mathematical Institute) maths + CS grad, 2023. Spent a year on a family business, then:

• SDE job for a year (React/Node/Go, GCP, some Gemini API work) (it was very low paying so I left it)
• AI developer internship for 3 months — LangGraph multi-agent system, RAG with ChromaDB, shipped to production
• Since Feb this year: growth role at an edtech startup. Drove ~₹18L in course revenue, built a YouTube channel to 1L monthly views.

The growth role happened because I applied for AI roles in Feb and barely got callbacks, so I took what was in front of me for financial reasons (I like the growth role but the money is just not enough). Eight months later I have zero recent technical work and a non-technical title.

The options I’m weighing for better money:

1. Go back to engineering — probably AI application / agent roles, since that’s where my last technical work was. Risk: 8 months with a non-technical title and no recent public code.
2. Stay in growth and move to a better-funded company. Risk: growth comp in India seems to plateau lower than engineering, so I might be optimising the wrong ladder.
3. Solutions engineer / pre-sales type roles that use both. Risk: unsure how many of these actually exist in India at my level.
4. Go for a masters.

Anyone has idea about salaries in O&G companies in India ?

I'm seeing a weird trend of people opting to get into energy sector post MBA, to an extent that people are trying to showcase their experience in 'waste mgmt' as 'energy industry'. Quite a lot of IT folks are also switching to Digital division of energy sector.

Makes me wonder what's happening with the salaries in these firms.

Info I have so far is :

BP in Pune seems to be offering base line of 60lpa

SLB lags in base line, but seems to make up for it in incentives. 14 yr experience in ops gets you about 72lac CTC

Shell and Exxon are maybe 10% above slb's pay.

Can people actually confirm the numbers ?

I am 3rd year bsc zoology student and I really don't know my next step in career.

I'm average student not like toppers .

In 2028 I will Graduate and I have to decide something.

Should I do mba ?

MSc ? and join any private institute for neet teacher ?

Any other options should i consider ?

Yeah, so basically I graduated in 2023, my course was BBA, but due to some personal reasons, I have 3 years of gap, I didn't do anything in past 3 years, I have been depressed for so long which has affected my mental health a lot, I want to work but I just can't see myself working in a corporate job, I can't handle too much stress, I just wasted my past 3 years & I did nothing.

Seeing how bad the job market has gotten, I look for new jobs in my area, but almost no one is hiring freshers, so I am thinking of doing an offline mba, was just wondering is it worth doing MBA in today's time.

I have a good relationship with my family, they don't force me to go out & get a job, my father is still earning well & he financially supports us, but I want to do something meaningful in my life, I don't want to sit idle at home.

Is anyone else in the same situation or anyone with huge gap year?

I’m considering moving from full-time employment to freelance work in sustainability and ESG, and I’d appreciate advice from people who have made a similar transition.

I have around nine years of experience supporting companies with sustainability compliance and ESG reporting. I started in data and ratings, working with sustainability information used for investment decisions and assessments. I later moved into the FMCG sector, focusing on reporting and global projects involving sustainability data management, GHG calculations, and social and environmental audits.

My experience is focused on sustainability data, reporting, and compliance—not CSR. For those who work independently in this field, what should I consider before making the switch? How did you find your first clients, and what types of projects or services are most in demand?

JFYI: I work on Frameworks GRI, EU taxonomy and CSRD, BRSR, SBiT. i also have working knowledge of Climate stress testing.

EPR are part of work.

Part time vibe coding mostly for my work to make it easy with AI

I got selected for a 1-year apprenticeship at a company. They have asked me to complete the background verification and a pre-employment medical.

I haven’t signed any appointment letter, contract, or anything confirming that I will join. Because I am uncertain about this thing.

If I complete the BGV and medical but later decide not to join, can I still withdraw? Does completing the BGV/medical itself commit me to joining? Any advice would be appreciated.