India, Sept. 1 -- After leaving a high-impact startup for a higher-paying role at an MNC, a software developer reported experiencing immense burnout within just three months. Expecting better stability, the engineer instead encountered toxic management, 14-hour workdays, constant corporate bureaucracy, and sudden peer terminations. The employee claimed extreme workplace stress has led to severe physical and mental exhaustion. Despite reservations about walking away without a concrete backup plan, the developer is actively considering returning to their former startup.

"Left a startup, joined an MNC as an SDE2, feel like resigning every day," the individual wrote on Reddit. The person then added that they joined an MNC about three months ...