India, May 5 -- A woman has opened up about taking a major salary cut after leaving her first full time job to help streamline her father's business. In a video shared on Instagram, Shifanaz Sharief said she went from earning Rs.10.25 lakh a year to Rs.4.75 lakh, while explaining why the move was intentional and not a setback.

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In the video, Sharief said, "I went from making a salary of 10.25 lakhs a year to 4.75 lakhs. I'm not saying it the other way around. I did go from 10 to 4.75."

She explained that she began her career soon after college. "So I got my first job right after college as an account director and a brand strategist in a marketi...