Bengaluru: A 24-year-old man from Bengaluru who is a software engineer earns 58 lakhs. Recently, he shared a note on social media and wrote about being overwhelmed and lonely in his life after earning this much.
The question “Can money buy happiness?” has given rise to many discussions. An answer to this question is one such conversation tweet, which was captioned, “The other India.”
The other India.
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— Sukhada (@appadappajappa) April 19, 2023
The note reads, “Feeling saturated in life. I am a 24-year-old Software Engineer in a FAANG company with 2.9 years of experience living in Bangalore. I make a good living (58lpa before taxes) and have a somewhat relaxed work life. However, I am always overwhelmed and lonely in my life. I don’t have a girlfriend to spend time with, and all of my other buddies are preoccupied with their lives. Even my work life is monotonous because I have been with the same company from the beginning of my career and do similar things every day, and I no longer look forward to fresh challenges and growth opportunities at work. Please advise on what I should do to make my life more interesting. (Don’t say ‘go to the gym,’ because I already go).”
Since the post has been shared it gained 1.8 lakh views and 800 likes with several comments.
Netizens Reaction
A user wrote, “Many don’t know current software engineering is increasingly becoming tools and library glueing which kinda makes it boring and add that 58lpa.. easily peaking in SWE unnecessarily.” Another user wrote, “Ask him to hunt for rent or buy a house in Bangalore… He will find meaning in his job.”
