Bengaluru Woman Quits Job For 'Not Getting Promoted', Here's What She Did Next

A Bengaluru woman is gaining significant attention for her inspiring career journey. Frustrated with what she felt was a stagnant career for lacking an Ivy League degree, she decided to take action. Leaving her startup job, she secured admission to an Ivy League university. Upon completing her education, she returned to her former company, reclaiming her position and reportedly earning a higher salary than before. Her story highlights determination and the pursuit of professional growth against perceived educational barriers.

According to the X user, her new salary is nearly two and a half times what she earned before attending the university. The user wrote, “I went on a date with someone who quit her job because, ‘people were not taking her seriously’, ‘she was not getting promoted’ only because she didn’t have an Ivy League degree. She quit, got that Ivy degree, and joined THE SAME startup at 2.5x her previous pay.”

“First time hearing of Ivy League snobbery at a startup. I thought that culture was limited to IB and Management Consulting,” said a user.

A user mentioned, “Even after ivy she managed to join the same start up? She must be having skill issues.”

An individual appreciated her success story but criticised the startup’s toxic culture and called it “pathetic”.

Another compared the woman’s career with a typical Bollywood movie.

“Funny how all my focus went on the fact that the startup survived. Jokes apart, something that’s intriguing me is to ask if she was being taken seriously now after the degree? As even though she had the degree, the people who didn’t find value in her work were still the same,” wrote someone.

One more added, “Good on her but really hoping there are other ways for women to be taken seriously at work than getting an Ivy League degree.”

Since the post was shared on X, it has gone viral and garnered over 1 lakh views.