India, Dec. 30 -- A Reddit user shared the decision behind leaving a top tech firm job to pursue an academic career. The individual discussed on Reddit saving 85% of their Rs.56 LPA salary but still feeling unhappy. Eventually, the Redditor decided to take a completely different route, pursuing a PhD in mathematics and then embarking on a career as a professor.

"After my Bachelor's in CSE, I spent a year working at a FAANG company. On paper, it was the dream, but I wasn't happy. While my colleagues traveled and enjoyed the high-life, I found myself saving 85% of my salary simply because I had no desire to spend it. I felt out of place and, honestly, quite depressed. My heart just wasn't in the corporate world," the Redditor wrote.

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