B’luru based Google techie explains why he quit ₹7.5 lakh-a-month job in UAE after just three months
Bengaluru: A Bengaluru-based product designer, now working with Google, has shared why he gave up a lucrative job in Abu Dhabi that paid him ₹7.5 lakh a month, just three months after joining. Advin Netto, who narrated his experience on Instagram, said the move was not about money but mindset and work culture.
Netto revealed that although it took him nearly five months to receive his UAE work visa, he realised soon after joining that the environment was not a fit for him. “In India, I’d gotten used to self-accountability… focusing on outcomes, not attendance. That flexibility didn’t exist there. If I don’t punch in at 9 AM, it’s a half-day loss,” he wrote.
He added that while the UAE excels in infrastructure and physical development, its digital product ecosystem remains young. “Money wasn’t the issue. Mindset was. Conversations around design thinking often met resistance,” Netto explained, adding that leadership roles were often assigned based on nationality rather than expertise, limiting genuine innovation.
Breaking down the financial aspect of his decision, he stated that his salary of 30,000 AED per month was remarkable, but his living expenditures in UAE were around 10,000 AED.
After his post went viral, it drew mixed reactions from social media users. Many professionals echoed his experience, pointing to rigid work hours and nationality-based hierarchies in several Middle Eastern workplaces. One user commented, “I used to work from 7:30 AM to 9 PM, six days a week, the pay depended entirely on your passport.” Another thanked Netto for sparking an open conversation about the realities of work culture in the region.
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UP: Girl raped by two youths, juvenile at Banda hotel, all accused held
Banda (UP) (PTI): A 15-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly abducted and gang-raped at a hotel here by two youths and a minor, who then abandoned her under a bridge, police said on Thursday.
The two youths involved in the crime were arrested, and the juvenile was apprehended on Wednesday, they said.
According to Atarra Circle Officer Praveen Yadav, the arrested have been identified as Mahesh Kushwaha (18), Shakti Singh (19), and a 15-year-old boy, all residents of Girwan.
He said the incident took place around 8.30 pm on Tuesday.
The complaint filed by the girl's father stated that his daughter had gone to the market in Atarra town with a friend, when the three accused on a motorcycle made her inhale some intoxicant. They took the semi-conscious teenager to a hotel on Station Road, committed the crime and then abandoned her under the Ken Canal bridge before fleeing, CO Yadav said.
A case was registered on Wednesday, and all the accused were held, the CO said.
He added that one of the arrested accused was a former acquaintance of the victim. RUK
