₹15 LPA to ₹90 LPA in four years: How employee’s life changed with one ‘yes’

₹15 LPA to ₹90 LPA in four years: How employee’s life changed with one ‘yes’” data-collapse-article=”true” > : Nov 19, 2025 01:25 pm An employee shares his journey of salary growth from ₹15 lakh to ₹90 lakh in four years switching from a service-based to a product-based company An employee has revealed how he managed to grow his salary six times in just four years. Sharing his income tax returns on Reddit as proof, the employee said he switched from TCS, a service-based company, to a product-based company to earn better. Eventually, after switching jobs two more times, he joined a FAANG company. ₹90 lakh in just four years. (Pexels/Representational Image)” title=”How one employee grew his salary to ₹90 lakh in just four years. (Pexels/Representational Image)” /> ₹90 lakh in just four years. (Pexels/Representational Image)” title=”How one employee grew his salary to ₹90 lakh in just four years. (Pexels/Representational Image)” /> How one employee grew his salary to ₹90 lakh in just four years. (Pexels/Representational Image) FAANG is an acronym for five of the most influential American tech companies: Facebook (now Meta), Amazon, Apple, Netflix, and Google. From TCS to FAANGThe employee said that at TCS, he was earning a little less than ₹15 lakh per annum. “I started in service based companies. I worked hard. But the growth was slow… Most of the time it felt like I was only doing calls and tickets. One day I decided I want something better. So I started preparing for product based interviews,” wrote the man, who has a total of 15 years of work experience. (Also read: ₹7.4 lakh service based role to ₹60 lakh FAANG job, shares inspiring journey”>Techie moves from ₹7.4 lakh service based role to ₹60 lakh FAANG job, shares inspiring journey) The ‘yes’ that changed everythingHe started applying for interviews at product-based companies and faced many rejections. Eventually, however, he was selected one company. “That one yes changed everything. Better work. Better learning. Better money. Better confidence,” the man said. Switching jobs took his salary from ₹15 LPA to almost ₹30 LPA. Then more job changes eventually took his salary to ₹90 lakh per annum at a FAANG company. A word of advice The employee advised people to take a chance. He said he was sharing his story to show that circumstances can change quickly for anyone if they keep trying. “I am sharing this because many people feel stuck in the same place where I was. You may feel you cannot grow. You may feel others are lucky and you are not. But your life can change fast if you keep trying,” the person wrote on Reddit. News / Trending / ₹15 LPA to ₹90 LPA in four years: How employee’s life changed with one ‘yes’ See Less