India, Nov. 24 -- A Reddit user's candid post about jumping from an 11 LPA salary to 33 LPA within just eight months has sparked a discussion online, especially among job-seekers struggling in a tough market.

In a post titled "My job journey: 11LPA to 33LPA in 8 months", the user detailed how 2025 began on a bleak note. He shared that he was stuck in a role with zero growth, no promotion for three years, and was eventually placed on a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP). "It was very demotivating," he wrote.

By March 2025, the Redditor said that he began hunting for a new job, only to face a wall of rejections. For nearly two months, he said he received "barely any decent interviews", with most opportunities being low-paying or irrelevan...