Job Hunting Diaries !

Maybe only a few people will understand this.
Maybe only those who have walked it.
For me, this 3.5 Months of Job hunt hasn’t been a process. It has been Agneepath. 

And wow… what a character- and courage-building experience.

I decided to stop clinging.
Stop clinging to the “safe” offers—9-to-6, Monday to Friday, with a fixed salary.
Stop clinging to jobs that quietly asked me to trade my dignity for security.

For what? For “safety”?
For the illusion of comfort?

I’ve realized that safety is not worth surrendering myself and my dignity.
So I’ve chosen the edge.

The unsafe zone.
The place where the rules are unclear, the path uncertain, the waves unpredictable.

Stats so far:
15% of the time → I got rejected
85% of the time → I rejected the Job offers

In my entire life, I have never rejected this many opportunities.

For context:
~20 years of experience
~Worked with 3 startups

~5 years of startup struggle, grit, and growth

Bangalore — the startup hub of the world (where jobs are “easy” to get… allegedly)
Now for the fun part 

Rejected a CEO role at 25-year-old–student–led startup making anti-stampede shoes—equity was plenty, salary was fictional.

Rejected a Co-founder role at a SaaS startup. Same reason. Different pitch deck.

Rejected two Chief Business Officer roles.

Because apparently, leadership now comes with passion, vision, and zero cash flow.

I’m looking for an entrepreneurial role that allows me to create impact, drive innovation and lead, while also providing a fair and stable salary.

The irony?
Here I am — living on the edge, managing financial uncertainty — yet turning down “high-profile” titles like party invites and high paid jobs which required me to surrender dignity.

This “Dignity Surrender” thing has become standard procedure now—apparently, everyone knows this is exactly how it’s supposed to go.

The moment a job asked me to trade my dignity for stability, this job hunt revealed itself as Agneepath.
Never seek the shade of those big trees if it comes at the cost of your self-respect.
On this path, even basic rights are offered as acts of benevolence — and I’ve learned to walk past them with my head held high.

This season is teaching me — steady mind, steady values.

I stay open, but not available for exploitation.
Grounded, but not gullible.

Still trusting.
Still discerning.
Still walking.

Sometimes resilience looks like  saying NO and waiting. 🌱
Living on the edge doesn’t mean recklessness.
It means walking the thin line between fear and faith.
It means trusting yourself when the safety net is invisible.

Job Hunt is nothing close to soul mate hunt..

Sometimes the longest wait … it’s for a soul who truly sees you.

A soulmate who doesn’t fear your vulnerability, who has the courage to love a woman who is free, untethered, and wild, who understands that safety itself is an illusion, and that real love blooms in trust, vulnerability, freedom, and courage.
DEI Enthu 🎵 A song for the heart that dares to love without chains…
For the kind of love that shakes your soul.
Love happens in vulnerability and not in safety nets.