India, April 21 -- A Reddit user has shared a detailed account of his uneven career journey, from failing to crack the IIT entrance exam and struggling through engineering to securing a Rs.1.2 crore-plus role at Microsoft.

In a post titled "From IIT reject to Microsoft. 6 years to finish a 4-year degree. 1.2 Cr+ TC", the user said his story was not one of overnight success. "This is not a rags to riches story. This is just what happened when someone who had no business succeeding refused to stop," he wrote.

The Redditor said he took a break for a year after Class 12 to prepare for IIT, but his rank worsened. He then joined a tier-2 engineering college, where he lacked motivation and took 6 years to complete his 4-year degree due to back...