New Delhi, Sept. 22 -- As debates around H-1B visas and immigration policies intensify, a Reddit post by a former US-based professional has gone viral for highlighting why moving back to India worked out better for him, financially and personally.

The Reddit user, who moved to the US in 2008 for a Master's degree during the recession, recounted how he built a successful career in a Big 4 consulting firm. By 2020, however, he says he was completely burnt out.

"I was managing four projects during COVID while being the sole earner. That's when I realised I had had enough," he wrote.

In November 2020, he decided to quit, sell his home in the US, and return to India with savings of about $650,000-$700,000. After a few months of taking a bre...