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Has anyone here taken the Next leap fellowship to transition into Product management?

I’m considering it but would love to hear some real experiences 

was it worth it? How’s the placement support and content quality?

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Current Role: Data Scientist (Gen AI)
YOE: 5.5
CCTC: 18.5 LPA

Offers I have:
1. Quantiphi Analytics (Bangalore) - 32.9 LPA (29 Fixed + 1 JB + 2.9 Variable)
2. STG Labs (Bangalore) - 33 LPA (32 Fixed + 1 JB)
3. Rakuten Symphony (Bangalore) - 32.8 LPA (28 Fixed + 1 JB + 2.8 Bonus)
4. IBM (Hometown) - 35.6 LPA (32.55 Fixed + 3.05 Variable)
5. Programmers.io (Remote) - 35.5 LPA (33.5 Fixed + 1 Variable + 1 JB)
6. Fractal Analytics (Bangalore) - 32 LPA (29 Fixed + 3 Variable) - Asked them to revise it

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A 60-year-old retired army personnel recently joined our office as an intern in the Digital team.
When our manager introduced him as an intern ...we all got shocked! 
He said he just wants to stay active, learn, and work with us. He’s genuinely fascinated by social media and even tries his hand at creating reels sometimes.
I’m amazed by his dedication and willingness to start fresh; it takes real courage.

But I also wonder is it really worth it? He could just sit at home, enjoy his tea with his pension, and live peacefully. Yet here he is, working with us, asking tons of questions about laptops and digital stuff. Sometimes it gets a bit annoying, but still... quite something.

His children just can't handle him at home. Our office is suffering from his annoying activity!
I don't know whether I am right or not?

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Just got my hands on a viral offer letter from a company that left me stunned. 
For a salary of just ₹12,000, female employees are expected to follow a strict dress code: only churidar-kurtas with a shawl pinned on both sides, hair neatly tied back with a ribbon, no jeans, no open hair, and no casual wear even on Fridays. It’s 2025, and we're still being told how to dress and present ourselves like schoolgirls?

This isn’t about professionalism, it’s about control. As a woman, it’s frustrating to see companies focus more on policing our appearance than valuing our talent. Is this an office or a finishing school?

Must wear churidar, tie hair up', - said the  offer letter

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i was recently working at a Bangalore startup where my JD said “Full-Stack Developer,”

 but within a month I was also writing LinkedIn content, fixing the office router, and once even booked hotel rooms for a team offsite I wasn’t invited to. along with my job i was also being used as a PA , i mean there are limits to chaos 
i have realized this now that in startups, your job title is just a suggestion.

Was hired as a full stack developer but...

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