An employee has revealed how he managed to grow his salary by six times in just four years. Sharing his income tax returns on Reddit as proof, the employee said he switched from TCS, a service-based company, to a product-based company to earn better. Eventually, after switching jobs two more times, he joined a FAANG company.
FAANG is an acronym for five of the most influential American tech companies: Facebook (now Meta), Amazon, Apple, Netflix, and Google.
From TCS to FAANG
The employee said that at TCS, he was earning a little less than ₹15 lakh per annum.
“I started in service based companies. I worked hard. But the growth was slow… Most of the time it felt like I was only doing calls and tickets. One day I decided I want something better. So I started preparing for product based interviews,” wrote the man, who has a total of 15 years of work experience.
The ‘yes’ that changed everything
He started applying for interviews at product-based companies and faced many rejections.
{{/usCountry}}He started applying for interviews at product-based companies and faced many rejections.
{{/usCountry}}Eventually, however, he was selected by one company. “That one yes changed everything. Better work. Better learning. Better money. Better confidence,” the man said.
Switching jobs took his salary from ₹15 LPA to almost ₹30 LPA. Then more job changes eventually took his salary to ₹90 lakh per annum at a FAANG company.
A word of advice
The employee advised people to take a chance. He said he was sharing his story to show that circumstances can change quickly for anyone if they keep trying.
“I am sharing this because many people feel stuck in the same place where I was. You may feel you cannot grow. You may feel others are lucky and you are not. But your life can change fast if you keep trying,” the person wrote on Reddit.