A Google employee who was earning over ₹7 lakh a month in Abu Dhabi has gone viral on Instagram after opening up about why he walked away from a tax-free, high-paying job in the UAE to return to India. His honest post — about work culture, leadership gaps, and personal values — has struck a chord with professionals across the region. Advertisement

“It took five months for my UAE job visa to come through… and only three months for me to realise the place wasn’t for me,” he wrote on Instagram. Sharing what didn’t work for him, he said, “In India, I’d gotten used to self-accountability — focusing on outcomes, not attendance. That flexibility didn’t exist there. If I don’t punch in at 9 AM, it’s a half-day loss (sic).”

He went on to describe the country’s growing but still developing tech s

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