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‘Is staying in India inferior to settling abroad?’: 23-year-old IT engineer earning 1 lakh a month asks, people react

Most Reddit users suggested that the 23-year-old IT engineer, earning ₹1 lakh a month, stay in India rather than relocate abroad.

Published on: Aug 15, 2024, 06:33:51 IST
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A post by an IT engineer asking about his future plans has sparked chatter among Reddit users. The 23-year-old, who claimed he earns 1 lakh a month, expressed that he is confused about whether to continue living in India or relocate abroad, adding that seeing visuals that capture the lives of his friends living outside the country makes him feel “inferior.”

A post by a 23-year-old IT engineer, who says he earns  ₹1 lakh a month, about his dilemma of staying in India or shifting abroad has gone viral. (Unsplash/thisisengineering, littlej1428)
A post by a 23-year-old IT engineer, who says he earns ₹1 lakh a month, about his dilemma of staying in India or shifting abroad has gone viral. (Unsplash/thisisengineering, littlej1428)

“This is an IT employee from India who is 23 and earns approximately 1 lakh per month. I think I earn pretty well but I still have an inferior feeling in myself that I'm not doing well. This is because I see my friends doing higher studies abroad and their stories and posts make me jealous, to be honest. Is staying in India inferior to settling abroad,” he asked on Reddit. In the following lines, he expressed his thoughts on how he feels about the entire situation.

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Take a look at the Reddit post here:

An IT engineer's post.

“Social media is designed to give you FOMO... Jealousy is the bread and butter of insta. Do a Risk analysis and you might figure out if it's really worth it for you. Higher studies abroad do have their own benefits but they come at a significant cost. Everyone wants to show off and hide the struggles,” posted a Reddit user.

Another person added, “Standard of living I get, but going abroad just because your friends are posting on Instagram is lame to be honest.” A third commented, “At least you are close to your family, and earning 1 lakh is great, you are already earning someone’s dream salary, and moving abroad because of friends’ stories and all is not a good idea.”

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A fourth individual wrote, “Maybe if you lose your job and be jobless for 8 months and then get a 50k per month job and then make your way to 1 lakh per month after 4 years, you may value what a 1 lakh per month salary is. Till then continue feeling inferior.”

What are your thoughts on this man's post on his dilemma about staying in India?

 
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Trisha Sengupta

Trisha Sengupta is a Chief Content Producer at Hindustan Times with over six years of digital newsroom experience. Specialising in high-engagement storytelling, she blends viral trends with traditional journalism to cover the intersection of technology, finance, and human emotion. Her reporting spans real estate and personal finance struggles in hubs like Bengaluru and Gurgaon, the NRI experience, and corporate shifts like tech layoffs. Trisha also frequently tracks global figures and writes human interest stories. Offline, Trisha is an avid reader, history enthusiast and solo traveler. She balances her journalism career with family life while actively integrating AI tools into her modern storytelling approach.

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