'Moving back to India from US biggest mistake': Redditor's rant goes viral; claims income was 8 times more

A Redditor's rant went viral and also drew flak as the person claimed moving back to India from US was their biggest mistake. The person revealed that the reason for the relocation from the US to India was the H-1B lottery.

Calling the journey a 'downhill', the Redditor touched upon the issues of huge pay difference between the US and India for the same work, work-life balance, clean air and infrastructure. While some took the rant constructively and said they may also meet the same fate and have to come back to India, some Redditors reminded the person that they did not relocate, but was kicked out of the US. "I did Masters from USA and worked there for 4 years before my luck ran out in h1b lottery and i had to resign and come back in 2022.

Its been a downhill from there. I work as a software engineer and i was earning 8 times more in USA than here that too doing same job. My monthly savings there were more than my yearly savings here," the Redditor said.

"Also cant ignore other factors such as good work life balance, Clean air and great infra there compared to here. I am literally slogging for peanuts here and my masters degree and US work ex is also not helping me to get a good package as companies here dont care about it at all.

Not sure how to get out of this now," the original post said. "Hard to call it a mistake when Uncle Sam basically showed you the exit door, right?" one replied. "Too many people in India have the assumption that you will get the same amount back in India as savings when you move back.Life in India can be terrible unless you have a package more than 60 lakhs or have a government job with lesser pay but all the benefits," one wrote adding: "Hope all the Indians here know that most Americans make the 60 lakhs there just working minimum."Social media users asked him to apply for another country -- Canada or European countries or can look for a better job in India.