BITS Pilani Alum’s Advice For Bengaluru Techies: Prioritize Health And Family

A BITS Pilani alumnus recently shared a post on X about the struggles faced by techies in Bengaluru, sparking widespread discussion on the challenges of working in the IT sector. The post addressed issues such as loneliness, work-life imbalance, and their effects on mental and physical health, urging individuals to focus on improving their ‘health and family.’

“Most techies in Bangalore are pretty lonely. Away from family, no real friends, stuck in traffic, high rents, children not getting good values, peers into status games, cringe tech meet-ups, shoving body with coffee & alcohol, hair-loss, tummies popping out and paying highest taxes,” Harsh wrote on the platform formerly known as Twitter.

He followed up by stating, “It scares me even more that so many people relate to this. Consider this your wake-up call and take some action, fellas. Fixed 1000s of jiras, but your health & family is broken?”

Harsh’s post, shared on July 23, has garnered over five lakh views and continues to attract attention. Reactions in the comments section include:

“Scary to relate to some parts of it,” noted one user.

Another asked, “Isn’t this the story of ‘most’ youngsters away from home in almost every city?”

Harsh responded, “I wrote this for folks beyond mid-thirties who are locked in the system and very hard to get out even if they want to. Golden cuffs. Young ones have the freedom to get out and still choose the best for them before getting landlocked.”

A third commenter remarked, “Harsh, that was harsh.”

A fourth suggested, “Just be random. Life is random.”

A fifth commenter added, “It’s not just about the techies; this generation is through this mess. Whether they are students, engineers, working professionals, etc.”