Why Family Gatherings Are the Ultimate Stress Test for Gen Z

You are barely 20, sitting at a family gathering in Faridabad, and within five minutes, someone brings up packages, placements, and who got a job in a tech giant. Suddenly, it feels like your entire value as a human is tied to a CTC figure.

We asked the community on Boomm:

"Society judges harder based on what"

The choices were:

• Income lore 💸

• Relationship status 💍

An absolute majority of 54% pointed directly to "Income lore 💸". The pressure to secure a high-paying job right out of college can feel completely overwhelming. Nobody asks if you actually like what you study; they only ask what the average placement package of your college is.

Adulting is hard enough without relatives treating your career like a spectator sport. It’s okay to build at your own pace.

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