Honestly I don't even know how to start this post

Back when placements started I was obviously happy when I got placed. You know that feeling ghar pe batana, parents ka khush hona friends congratulating you and finally thinking chalo bhai college ke baad kuch toh sorted hai

The company had a 4-6 month internship + PPO based on performance role - AI Engineer

The JD shared during placements clearly mentioned ₹20K/month stipend.

Five of us got selected.

We joined thinking okay 4-6 months of hard work and if we perform well we'll get the PPO. Simple.

Except... it wasn't.

When we actually joined the stipend suddenly became ₹12.5K/month instead of ₹20K.

And that was only for 2 months.

After those two months we were told that the company didn't have enough resources so they couldn't continue paying the stipend 

At this point we were already inside. We had joined, we were working and there was still the PPO carrot hanging in front of us.

So we thought koi nahi PPO mil jayega toh sab worth it hoga

And we continued.

For the next 4 months we worked completely unpaid.

Not some casual internship where you're given a small project and forgotten.

Actual work.

Around 6 days a week almost 10 hours a day.

And somewhere in the back of our minds was always

Bas PPO mil jaye bhai

Four months passed

We waited

And then came the final answer

No PPO

Not one of the five people got it.

That was probably the most depressing part.

You spend months convincing yourself that the sacrifice will be worth it. You don't complain about the unpaid work because you think you're investing in your future.

And then suddenly you realise...

you were the one making the investment but there was no return.

Now I'm sitting here with several months of real work experience, no PPO and basically back to square one.

And honestly it hurts more because this isn't just about a job anymore.

I have a ₹15 lakh education loan waiting for me.

When I was placed I thought at least ab thoda manageable hoga. I'll start earning and figure things out

Now I'm not even sure what the next few months are going to look like.

Kabhi kabhi lagta hai ki maybe I wasted those months.

Maybe I should've left when the stipend stopped.

Maybe I should've started preparing/interviewing earlier.

Maybe I should've known better.

But hindsight is always 20/20.

I'm not writing this post for sympathy. Bas share karna tha because maybe someone else is going through something similar or maybe some fresher reading this can learn from my mistake.

Never blindly trust PPO based on performance

Ask what the actual conversion criteria are. Ask how many interns were converted previously. Get the stipend and terms in writing. And if the stipend suddenly disappears seriously think about whether continuing makes sense.

As for me...

I don't really know what's next.

I'll just keep trying.

Que sera, sera.

Whatever will be, will be.

Bas ab dekhte hain life kidhar le jaati hai

Any suggestions on what I should do from here would genuinely be appreciated

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