For years, a 29-year-old software engineer did everything people are usually told to do. Study hard. Build skills. Earn more. Hustle harder. Keep growing. But now, he says he has reached a point where he simply does not want to work anymore
In a Reddit post titled, “29, resigned from my ₹25 LPA software job, and I genuinely don’t want to work anymore,” the techie opened up about quitting his high-paying corporate job after years of constantly working without pause.
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“I think I’ve reached a point where it just feels like ‘bas ho gaya’,” he wrote.
The post quickly gained traction online, especially among young professionals who said they related deeply to the feeling of burnout and emotional exhaustion.
Why did the software engineer quit his ₹25 LPA job?
According to the Reddit post, the engineer had spent years balancing multiple forms of work simultaneously.
Alongside his software job, he said he also taught students, freelanced, worked through UrbanClap and built websites for clients.
“I used to be an extremely ambitious person from my college days,” he wrote.
But somewhere along the way, ambition slowly turned into exhaustion.
The techie said he eventually became mentally tired of constantly chasing productivity, growth and income without ever slowing down.
Will he return to the corporate life?
At least for now, the answer appears to be no.
The software engineer admitted that he is not actively looking for another job and currently has no strong desire to return to corporate work.
Instead, he said he wants something much simpler right now:
“Peace, clarity, slower days, time to think, and maybe eventually figure out what kind of life I actually want.”
He also wrote that while he does not know exactly what comes next, he may eventually return to freelancing, build apps independently or work on projects on his own terms.
“Maybe I’ll build something later, maybe I’ll freelance again… I genuinely don’t know yet,” he said.
Why does the techie want to move to Manali?
The engineer said he is considering shifting to Manali for a few years to live a slower and quieter life away from constant corporate pressure.
According to his post, he currently has savings of around ₹15 lakh and believes he can comfortably survive for at least one to two years without a job.
He added that if his monthly expenses remain around ₹30,000, his savings could potentially last even longer.
The post resonated with many users who said they too dream of stepping away from fast-paced corporate routines, even temporarily.
