Jobless for 4 months, Redditor appears for 30 interviews; quits startup job in 9 days: ‘I still regret messing up’

He didn’t take the decision lightly. Friends and mentors from companies like Nvidia, Amazon, Zeta, and Nutanix encouraged him to take the MNC offer, highlighting its long-term benefits.

“Honestly, I’m kinda overwhelmed. It feels weird to put down papers after just 9 days of joining, but I know how much I struggled when I was jobless, and I don’t want to miss this shot. Also, my HR here had lowballed me below my last CTC (took me to 8 LPA, which I negotiated to 14 LPA), so that always stayed in my head,” he wrote.

He added, “Let’s see, bhai, hopefully this time it’s long-term and I can settle without this constant job switch stress. I have stopped applying, honestly, I am tired of interviewing and studying after I have appeared for 30 interviews at least. So I needed peace, I feel this will be it, I wanna stay here for a minimum of 1.5 – 2 years.”

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His bold move has sparked a wider conversation about workplace culture, the importance of work-life balance, and what stability really means in today’s fast-moving job market.

A user wrote, “An MNC is relatively the more stable job. And also the brand recognition helps, so don’t worry too much, you did the right thing.” Another user wrote, “Companies will throw you out after 1 day of hiring if all of a sudden you are not an asset to him. Don’t think twice , just put down your paper again.”

A third person commented, “Don’t think much. Just make the switch. My past 3 companies were mid to small startups, and all of them had terrible culture, weekend work,g and then finally I left one, and the next 2 closed down without even paying salaries. The thing is, MNCs bring stability, long-term career plan,and better opportunities in the next switch.”

A fourth individual wrote, “But what about notice period?did u got early release or need to serve whole duration because since u had already given bank interview u must have told them I can join on this date rigth? Also won’t it cause any issues in PF documents?”