India, July 29 -- An Indian techie's heartfelt reflection on rejection, career growth and making her parents proud has struck a chord on social media. Prachiti Parkar, who recently joined Microsoft in Washington state, shared how being rejected by Microsoft India years ago unexpectedly paved the way for her current role in the US.

Taking to X, Prachiti revealed that before leaving India to pursue higher studies in the US, she had applied for a software engineering role at Microsoft India. She admitted that if she had landed the job, she would have given up her admission to a US university.

"It's crazy to think that I wouldn't be here if Microsoft India had not rejected me just before I came to US. (Long story short - my plan was to ditc...