India, Oct. 19 -- A Reddit post by a young software engineer has sparked a discussion online about fresher burnout and the lack of onboarding support in large tech companies. In his post titled "First job outta college -12 LPA - good pay, but I'm drowning with zero guidance, unrealistic expectations and constant anxiety," the anonymous user shared that he recently joined an MNC as a developer. He said the role has become "mentally draining" due to unrealistic expectations and little to no guidance.

"I recently joined my first job as a developer in MNC at a good pay and with good tech stack, but things have been rough. What seems like a dream job for many is mentally eating me up ngl," the Redditor wrote. He said that within weeks of join...