India, May 19 -- In a job market obsessed with elite degrees, a 20-year-old college dropout has stunned social media by claiming to have secured a remote role at a San Francisco-based startup paying Rs. 70 LPA.

"How I landed a 70 LPA job as a 20-year-old college dropout," the Indian techie wrote on Reddit. In the following lines, the person gave a step-by-step breakdown of how they reached where they are professionally.

"I did freelancing when I was like 16 because I genuinely had no clue what else to do. Did random projects at first, got underpaid a lot, worked with terrible clients too, but over time got better at growth + marketing stuff."

The individual added, "Eventually worked on 12+ projects and even got to contribute with the g...