clothedinsalvation
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I started by working at a tech services company for 2 years, was getting paid 7.2LPA.
hated coding. Decided to quit.
Switched lanes into something creative: aka advertising. Had to take a major paycut to join a small ad agency.
Started at a stipend of 20k per month.
Did good work. Plateaud there after two years, earning 35k or 4.2LPA.
Worked at another agency. I had consulted the CEO of this agency during my previous job so he knew of my work going in. Wasn’t asked about my previous salary etc. Asked for 9LPA, got 7.8.
Then joined a tech startup at 14LPA.
Stopped consulting on the side, put my all into the work. Got a couple of raises - one after 8 months and the next after 5 months.
I have a shit load of personal debt (inherited from parents) so I don’t have much by way of savings. But i guess the easiest way to get out of that trap is to increase one’s earning capacity.
Not here to show off cause I know i used to be super annoyed whenever someone came and flaunted their salary on Reddit or quora. But for the longest time I thought that kind of money is only possible for tier 1 college engineers.
If any of you are following an alternate career path and want some tips on increasing your earning capacity, AMA.
hated coding. Decided to quit.
Switched lanes into something creative: aka advertising. Had to take a major paycut to join a small ad agency.
Started at a stipend of 20k per month.
Did good work. Plateaud there after two years, earning 35k or 4.2LPA.
Worked at another agency. I had consulted the CEO of this agency during my previous job so he knew of my work going in. Wasn’t asked about my previous salary etc. Asked for 9LPA, got 7.8.
Then joined a tech startup at 14LPA.
Stopped consulting on the side, put my all into the work. Got a couple of raises - one after 8 months and the next after 5 months.
I have a shit load of personal debt (inherited from parents) so I don’t have much by way of savings. But i guess the easiest way to get out of that trap is to increase one’s earning capacity.
Not here to show off cause I know i used to be super annoyed whenever someone came and flaunted their salary on Reddit or quora. But for the longest time I thought that kind of money is only possible for tier 1 college engineers.
If any of you are following an alternate career path and want some tips on increasing your earning capacity, AMA.