New Delhi, April 19 -- A social media post describing the brutal hiring reality at a US-based startup has gone massively viral. It has sparked a heated debate about the value of elite degrees. It also questions the role of luck in job hunting. The user questions whether chasing a high-paying tech job still makes sense in 2026.

The post, shared on X, described a scenario where a US founder received 6,840 applications for just three software engineering positions. Candidates included graduates from IITs and Ivy League universities.

The founder's approach was strikingly blunt. She planned to randomly select 20 candidates for interviews. If no suitable match was found, she said she'd randomly pick another 20.

The person sharing the post co...