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Landing your first job marks a pivotal moment in a person’s life, and it’s truly a launchpad for personal and professional growth. It’s the first opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills learned in education to real-world challenges, which deepens understanding and competence. During college days, several youngster dream of securing a high-paying job right after graduating that would help them achieve their lifestyle goal. Recently, a Techie’s dream-come-true moment turned into a nightmare after he faced the workload that comes along with high-paying jobs. Techie Facing Hard Time At New Job A Reddit post by a young software engineer has triggered an online debate regarding fresher burnout and the lack of onboarding help at big tech firms. “First job outta college ~12 LPA — good pay, but I’m drowning with zero guidance, unrealistic expectations and constant anxiety,” the caption reads. In his post, the fresher shared that he recently joined an MNC with a starting package of a whopping Rs 12 LPA, but his time at his new company became ‘mentally draining’ due to unrealistic expectations and little to no guidance. The post reads, “I recently joined my first job as a developer in an MNC at a good pay and with a good tech stack, but things have been rough.” The techie added, “Within weeks, they started assigning me stories and expected me to ‘figure things out’ on my own.” He further shared that the codebase is ‘massive and undocumented,’ and even little modifications require browsing many files. While his seniors expect him to be self-sufficient, he claims they take hours to react to queries before accusing him of ‘relying on them too much.’ “I get where he’s coming from, but I genuinely don’t even know where to start sometimes,” the man continued. First job outta college ~12 LPA — good pay, but I’m drowning with zero guidance, unrealistic expectations and constant anxiety byu/IntelligentFigure854 indevelopersIndia What’s Even Worse? Adding to this, the Reddit user shared that what’s frustrating is that others who joined with him are having a chill time, like proper onboarding, light work, helpful teams, while he already has 6 stories this sprint for 12 days and constant pressure not to cause spillovers. “The Scrum Master gets furious if anything goes wrong, and my team lead won’t even protect me because the ‘things assigned to me are pretty straightforward,’ according to him,” the post continued. Lastly, he shared that despite such problems, he can’t lose his job due to his family’s financial problems. Although his official timings are 10 am to 7 pm, he said he often works longer and continues thinking about tasks even after logging off. How Did Social Media React? The post was quick to grab the audience’s attention, prompting reactions from many, especially the beginners. A Reddit user commented, “Kind of in the same situation. Lots of work, no support and the job market sucks, struggling and much less package than yours.” Another one shared, “ I can understand what you are going through. I have been through the same when I joined as a fresher. I had no idea about the language of the existing project and had to learn everything from scratch. Took me 2 months and lots of backlogs and scoldings, but I pulled through with sheer determination.” A person shared, “Unrelated, but dang, how’d you manage to get 12LPA straight away without work experience?” Another one shared, “Welcome to the corporate world, learn to handle such situations, you’ll face such problems in every company. Don’t get frustrated, you are there to make a living, not to get consumed by day-to-day problems and lose your cool.” Earlier, a Bengaluru man quit corporate culture after 2 years, citing how work stress, rising costs, and the city’s infrastructure left him exhausted and questioning his career path.
