u/Desi2099

Restarting My Career at 29 — From UPSC Preparation to Corporate Restart — Looking for Full-Time Opportunities

I’m actively looking for a full-time role (remote/hybrid/on-site) with an expected salary range of 40k/month.

Background: • B.Com (Hons), Hansraj College, Delhi University

• Several years of UPSC preparation — developed strong analytical thinking, research, writing, economics, current affairs, and problem-solving skills

• Experience in content creation, teaching, research, and digital media projects

Roles I’m targeting: • Business/Research Analyst

• Strategy & Operations Associate

• Founder’s Office

• Consulting/Market Research

• Content & Growth Strategy

• Economics/Business Research

• Startup Operations

What I can contribute: • Research & analysis

• Presentation/report creation

• Business & economic understanding

• Structured communication

• Content strategy & execution

Open to relocating and ready to work hard, learn fast, and grow long-term with the right team.

If anyone is hiring or can refer me, please DM me.

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u/Desi2099 — 1 day ago

From UPSC Preparation to Corporate Restart — Looking for Full-Time Opportunities

I’m actively looking for a full-time role (remote/hybrid/on-site) with an expected salary range of ₹30–40k/month.

Background:

• B.Com (Hons), Hansraj College, Delhi University

• Several years of UPSC preparation — developed strong analytical thinking, research, writing, economics, current affairs, and problem-solving skills

• Experience in content creation, teaching, research, and digital media projects

Roles I’m targeting:

• Business/Research Analyst

• Strategy & Operations Associate

• Founder’s Office

• Consulting/Market Research

• Content & Growth Strategy

• Economics/Business Research

• Startup Operations

What I can contribute:

• Research & analysis

• Presentation/report creation

• Business & economic understanding

• Structured communication

• AI tools + productivity workflows

• Content strategy & execution

Open to relocating and ready to work hard, learn fast, and grow long-term with the right team.

If anyone is hiring or can refer me, please DM me.

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u/Desi2099 — 1 day ago

Restarting My Career at 29 From UPSC Preparation to Corporate Restart — Looking for Full-Time Opportunities remote (₹30–35k)????

I’m actively looking for a full-time role (remote/hybrid/on-site) with an expected salary range of ₹30–35k/month.

Background: • B.Com (Hons), Delhi University

• Several years of UPSC preparation ...developed strong analytical thinking, research, writing, economics, current affairs, and problem-solving skills

• Experience in content creation, teaching, research, and digital media projects

Roles I’m targeting: • Business/Research Analyst

• Strategy & Operations Associate

• Founder’s Office

• Consulting/Market Research

• Content & Growth Strategy

• Economics/Business Research

• Startup Operations

What I can contribute: • Research & analysis

• Presentation/report creation

• Business & economic understanding

• Structured communication

• AI tools + productivity workflows

• Content strategy & execution

ready to work hard, learn fast, and grow long-term with the right team.

If anyone is hiring or can refer me, please DM me.

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u/Desi2099 — 1 day ago

From UPSC Prep to Starting From Scratch Again — Need Career Advice to Reach ₹2L/Month

I’m 29, did my B.Com (Hons) from Hansraj College, Delhi University. After graduation, I went fully into UPSC prep for a few years. Learned a lot during the journey discipline, analytical thinking, writing, current affairs, economics, public policy, consistency but now I genuinely want to move on and build a financially strong career.

My target is ambitious: I want to reach around ₹2 lakh/month income in the coming years. I’m completely ready to start from scratch if needed. I can work 15–17 hours a day, learn new skills, take risks, relocate, do internships, certifications, freelance whatever it takes. I’m not scared of hard work. I’m just confused about which path realistically leads to that income bracket for someone with my background.

I come from commerce/economics + content/research side naturally. I’m interested in business strategy, consulting, finance, analytics, marketing, operations, startups, digital media, etc. But sometimes it feels like without MBA/IIT/MS/specialized tech background, those salary brackets become very difficult.

People who restarted late or pivoted careers after UPSC/gap years:

Which fields would you recommend in 2026 with high income growth potential?

Which skills actually matter in the market right now?

Should I target corporate roles, startups, consulting, analytics, sales, finance, product, or build something independently?

Is MBA the only realistic route? But don't have money

If you had to restart from scratch aiming for ₹2L/month, what exact roadmap would you follow?

Would genuinely appreciate practical advice instead of motivational lines.

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u/Desi2099 — 4 days ago

Please help me 😭 looking for remote opportunities

I'm economics teacher going through little tough situation, searching opportunities to teach economics to school , college or even competitive exam aspirant

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u/Desi2099 — 10 days ago

Being a lesbian in India sometimes feels emotionally unsafe in ways people outside the community may never fully understand.

People often talk about family acceptance as if that’s the final destination, but honestly, even after crossing that mountain, another difficult reality begins finding the right person. And that part feels incredibly exhausting.

Recently I’ve been observing people around me in the queer community, including close friends. Some of them actually have supportive or partially accepting families, yet they still struggle deeply when it comes to relationships. Finding someone genuine, emotionally mature, serious about commitment, and actually willing to build a future together feels extremely rare.

A lot of interactions especially online end up becoming temporary attachments, situationships, emotional dependency, ghosting cycles, or “time pass.” Sometimes people are healing from trauma, sometimes they’re scared of commitment, sometimes they’re still confused about themselves, and sometimes they simply don’t want the same things. But the emotional damage from repeated instability becomes very real over time.

What makes it harder is that queer relationships in India don’t always have the same ecosystem or structure that straight relationships do. Straight couples, despite their own struggles, often have a socially accepted path: dating → engagement → marriage → family. For queer people, especially lesbians, there’s often uncertainty at every stage.

Questions keep running in my head:

Where do people even meet genuine partners?

How do queer couples build trust strong enough to survive social pressure?

How do you know if someone is serious about a lifelong future and not just looking for emotional comfort for a phase of their life?

How do people continue believing in love after repeated disappointments?

Sometimes I feel scared seeing how much emotional energy people invest only to end up heartbroken, emotionally drained, isolated, or forced to start over again and again.

And then there’s the constant background pressure from society and relatives. In India, especially in your late 20s or early 30s, marriage pressure becomes intense. Many queer people are silently carrying double lives, hiding relationships, pretending, or constantly negotiating between personal truth and family expectations. It becomes mentally exhausting.

I genuinely want to understand how long-term queer couples in India make things work. Not just dating for a few months I mean actual partnership, emotional security, stability, growing old together kind of love.

If you’re someone who has managed to build a healthy long-term relationship in the Indian queer community, I would honestly love to hear your experience, because from the outside it sometimes feels almost impossible.

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u/Desi2099 — 14 days ago

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I’m in my late 20s and facing a lot of marriage pressure from family and relatives. It’s becoming stressful, especially since I’m also surrounded by homophobic and very traditional relatives, which makes family interactions even harder.

I’m trying to understand how others in India manage this phase dealing with constant pressure, expectations, and lack of acceptance.

How do you set boundaries or stay sane in this situation?

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u/Desi2099 — 15 days ago

I’m in my late 20s and facing a lot of marriage pressure from family and relatives. It’s becoming stressful, especially since I’m also surrounded by homophobic and very traditional relatives, which makes family interactions even harder.

I’m trying to understand how others in India manage this phase dealing with constant pressure, expectations, and lack of acceptance.

How do you set boundaries or stay sane in this situation?

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u/Desi2099 — 15 days ago