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I started investing a little bit last year, but looking at the market, I don't think I would want to put in a lot of money.

I know people who invested 3-5 years ago for short/mid term and as of today, their investments are in losses or break even. I would really like some awareness of other investment options that are relatively safer.

Hi all,

A friend of mine recently started this channel: https://youtube.com/@abhisheks\_2979?si=-ngx1QA6XE9z-u-q

He's based in India and is really looking to monetize his channel. Please could you all like, share and subscribe? It would mean a lot to me.

The channel mostly focused on educational/tech videos, and for the time being, he is also posting a few other videos for engagement.

I want to gift myself something gold. :) I have never purchased before and since the prices have reduced a bit, I am thinking of buying. There are a lot of places like Kalyan, Abharan and SL Shet but I feel the making charges would be a lot. Any suggestions?

I work in India as an HR Generalist. I have close to 2 years of experience). I work at a mid sized firm where a lot of the processes are still manual. While it is a low stress job, it is very mundane. Lately I have been doing a lot of admin work instead. I also hate recruiting, which has been a major aspect of this role. I want to make the switch to something where I don't have to start from scratch. A few roles that I did look up were People Ops/HRBP. Just curious what else is out there and how do I make the switch?

I am not very keen on moving to Compensation/Payroll.

I have been having stiff body pain and nothing has helped. Physio is my last option. I am a female, and hence, prefer a female doctor for personal reasons. Please recommend. Preferably one who is available on weekends.

Edit: Looking for a doctor nearby PVS/URWA/JYOTI etc

Hi, I am working as a Senior HR Generalist at a startup in India. I have been in this role for a little over a year. I had been dealing with stress and what I believe was depression (self-diagnosed) for a few years, but I genuinely enjoyed this job when I started.

Over the past few weeks though, I have felt mentally exhausted. I moved from agency recruitment to corporate HR because this was the career path I wanted. Now I can't imagine doing this for another few years. Quitting and taking a break isn't an option. I did that once before when I had fewer responsibilities, but now I am financially independent and can't afford to do that.

I have been thinking about moving into HR consulting (not recruitment) or shifting away from a generalist role into something that's less people oriented. Compensation and HRIS don't really interest me, so those are out.

Part of me wants to start applying for jobs in another city for a fresh start, but that feels like a long shot.

Has anyone in HR gone through something similar? Did changing roles within HR help or was the burnout more about the job itself? I would really appreciate any advice or experiences.

I work a very exhausting HR job and I want to switch. Not only am I looking to move to a different company, I also want to move to a different city. However, by the end of the day, I have no energy left to look for jobs.

I only use Linkedin (I live in India) because it seems easier, I save jobs that seem relevant and then I apply over the weekend.

How do you all do it?

I live down south and worked in Bangalore for a few years. I have found it very hard to live there, plus I do not have any family there.

I work in a corporate, Non-IT role.

Mumbai has always been a place that I wanted to move to and while I was looking for jobs on LinkedIn, I did not find any corporate jobs. There are not even that many jobs to begin with.

I wanted to know if it is really that hard to find a job in Mumbai?

If this isn't the correct sub, please point me to the right one.

I came across one of Rebel Kid's pictures posing in Ekatra pieces. I took a look at the brand website and honestly, it seems so overpriced. Tell me if I am wrong but a jewelry costing 10k has a making charge of 7k! A shopping 17k for a 9 carat earring. Has anybody ever purchased from here?

I am in my late 20s. I live with my mom (single parent) and an elder brother who is in his 30s.

While I feel I am super independent, my mom has never bothered too much about me. She is caring but lately, I feel that she is extremely partial towards my brother, who depends on her a lot. Or it is her nature towards him that has made him like this.

I do appreciate everything she does for me, however I don't think she cares as much about me as much as she does for him.

She never even asks me what I want if she is ordering food, or shopping etc. I did bring this up earlier but she repeated this again today.

I (28F) matched with a guy through a matrimony platform a few weeks ago. We live in different cities, and he currently lives in a metro city that I have wanted to relocate to. I've been looking for jobs there as well, so the location is definitely a plus. But, he lives with his parents in the outskirts of the city. Early on, I told him that after marriage I would want a place of our own and would not want to live with in-laws permanently/for an extended period. He said finding a place before marriage might be difficult as I also have to change jobs after marriage. So he suggested that I stay at his current home initially and look for a job and a place to stay. I said I could try it for a few months while we look for a place. Now I'm overthinking whether that's a mistake. I've read so many stories about women agreeing to a temporary arrangement with in-laws and then never being able to move out.

A little background: on text, he comes across as quite boring and not very warm (idk if people are conscious in AM setup), but on calls he's much more talkative which also I find annoying as I am not talkative. We've only spoken a few times and haven't met in person yet. The bigger issue is that I'm not even sure yet if he's the right person for me. I've paused looking at other matches since we connected, but I feel like I'm moving very slowly because I'm unable to make a practical decision and don't want to decide positively/negatively in a hurry and regret later. Should I focus on getting to know him better before making any major decisions, or am I overthinking this? I definitely want to move to that city, but should marriage even be part of that equation right now? I do feel I am ready to get married but it feels like a lot of things would change for me all at once. Marriage, relocation, moving to a new city etc. I've already started applying for jobs there since I'm unhappy in my current role and underpaid.

I (28F) have been close friends with two of my college classmates for almost 7-8 years. We were the kind of friends who assumed we would always stay close, but then life happened I guess.

One friend got into a relationship, started doing really well in her career and eventually got married. The other moved away for higher studies and, even after coming back to the same city as me, never really initiated conversations or plans and when I did, she was always busy for me but I would see her posts hanging out with her other friends.

Around the same time, I was moving back and forth between my work city and my hometown while dealing with my own mental health struggles. Somewhere along the way, all three of us became different people.

There was never any drama with us.

For a long time, I felt jealous of them. They seemed to be thriving professionally and financially while I felt stuck. I am doing better now and finally earning well, but I still feel far behind when I look at their lifestyles.

What hurts more is how disconnected we have become. The other friend is also getting married soon, and I honestly don't feel excited. During the other friend's engagement, I felt ignored. We don't even have a picture together because I did not get the memo that we were supposed to arrive way early to get the photos clicked. We still have a WhatsApp group together, but it has been dead for months. There are so many major life updates that none of us really share anymore. I felt like a fool when I was oversharing things.

Sometimes I wonder if this is what an adult friendship breakup looks like, or atleast that is where this is headed. Just people who once knew everything about each other slowly becoming strangers.

Has anyone else experienced this? Did you reconnect later, or did you simply accept that the friendship had run its course?

I work as a Senior HR Generalist in a start up in India. I have been working at this company for a little over 1 year and lately, work has been all over the place - or at least I feel so. Every few months, we recruit people in the Sales team. It is always the same role and I have seen a high attrition rate. There is nothing being done to cut that down. Neither the HR heads, nor the team leads are concerned. I previously worked in TA at a consulting firm and hated that so much that I thought an in-house HR role would be a better fit. While I did enjoy doing this initially, I dread every time there is a new hiring requirement. We also don't have that many recruiting resources. I am still very young in my career and have not got the kind of learning and exposure that I hoped for. I have been contemplating trying to switch to a bigger company like an MNC. Is there any role in HR where I would not be responsible for recruiting, or where it is not a core part of my role? Being a Generalist, I am not able to narrow my focus. I have to do everything every time.

A friend of mine is getting married soon and I have no idea what a good wedding gift is. Although she is a close friend, I want to give something that is useful for both of them.

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Some things I have looked online, on Amazon are showpieces/idols etc. But they looked really bad in terms of the design and looked cheap as well. Help me with some more suggestions please.

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The budget is within 1k (I also am giving something else along with this hence why the budget is less). Preferably Amazon.

I am not sure if there are any laws around this or whether this is even a big issue in India. But I was having a conversation with my mother, who is a single parent. I am in my late 20s and unmarried. I have a corporate job, and earn a decent salary which is not exactly a lot. However, I am financially independent and do not have any dependents.

My mom casually asked me, once I get married, will I still choose her as a nominee on all my financial assets. My obvious answer was yes. But she said that I need to be very careful in the future with my finances. A lot of marriages do not work out and finances get split up.

Is this true? Should I have a proper plan for this?

I am 28F and have woken up with the worst case of Monday blues today. I feel completely numb. My work calendar is full of meetings and I honestly don't know how I will get through the day. I don't even want to attend some of them. While I should be happy that I get to work in a hybrid mode, I have been feeling extremely stuck in this job. My company is going through financial issues and there is no real progress to any task I start. I manage a lot of things at a time, but not one of it is converting and there are also many stakeholders involved which delays the process. I hate it.

In the middle of this, I have found myself in the arranged marriage process, where I have been talking to a guy from another city (where I want to relocate) but I do not feel anything at all. He is extremely talkative on the phone whereas I am not. He seems like the nerdy kind, but did not come across as smart. It has been a few weeks since we connected and the conversation has been going on okay. I wonder whether a marriage will truly bring any joy? Just the thought of wedding planning and expenses makes me anxious.

But I am also lonely, even though I live with my family. I have no friends to hang out with. Most of them got married. My social life is zero, and I am also not too motivated to step out of the house.

I have tried to build a routine 100 times, but when Monday comes, I snooze so I can get those extra few minutes of sleep. I don't know what I am even doing with my life right now. I feel like I am just existing and not living. Is this normal at this age? I feel like I have nothing to look forward to.

Hi,

I work a corporate job the entire day, which usually gets over around 6 PM, but on hectic days, goes past that. By the time I am done with work, I am extremely exhausted and mentally checked out. I also have to cook and cater to all the other things in the evening.

About a few weeks ago, I got a match through a matrimonial platform. Parents spoke, we exchanged numbers and started texting. While we both work a corporate job, I feel like I have absolutely no time during the work day to respond to him, whereas he usually texts me throughout the day. I also do not like distractions during my work day because I work on a lot of writing, documentation and compliance stuff and also tend to have a lot of meetings which drains me mentally. While this match is good on paper, I am not sure how to make time exactly?

We have not involved our parents now, other than the initial call they had..and since I live with my family, I get very shy to talk on call in the evenings, when they are around. Also to add I am completely exhausted by then. This is a long distance alliance and we are both in different cities. We have discussed the important things on our calls so far and on texts. But I am worried that I will come across as "unavailable" because I am only able to respond to him after hours. He also asks me questions on chat, which I take time to think and respond to, not something that I can casually respond to because it might later cause issues as we are still in an initial discussion stage and getting to know each other.. I am honestly confused about what to do.