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From Being Fired to ₹1.5CR Job: How Reskilling Helped This Indian Techie Rebuild His Career


From losing his first job at L&T Infotech after failing internal exams to securing a ₹1.5 crore annual consulting role in the UAE—this is the viral journey of an Indian tech professional shared on Reddit’s r/Indian_flex. In this video, we trace u/Aggravating_Dot_8757’s 9.5-year career progression through continuous self-upskilling, strategic job switches across top tech firms like IBM, TCS, Airbus, and Thoughtworks, and landing high-value opportunities in big data and analytics. Beyond the numbers, his story offers a realistic look at workplace setbacks, salary negotiation tactics, and why timing, connections, and persistence matter just as much as hard work.

#jobs #uae #career #careergrowth #jobsearch

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