Got my dream placement, still why do i feel so empty?
Hey everyone. Just wanted to vent a bit and maybe see if anyone else has gone through this.
I’m 21, in college, and I recently bagged an internship paying 1.5L/month with a ppo of over 30LPA. For context, this was literally my dream placement. Since my very first year of college, this is all I have worked for. I gave up on so many things, pulled countless all nighters, grinded dsa, built projects, and stressed over every single grade drop. Every single day for the past three years was about building a profile good enough to crack this exact company. When the final offer letter hit my inbox, I felt a massive rush of relief. For about ten minutes.
And then... nothing. Just absolute emptiness. Since then, I hv just been sitting here feeling completely numb. I thought getting this job would magically fix everything, my imposter syndrome, my existential dread, and the constant background anxiety of "am I doing enough?" But none of that went away. If anything, it feels weirder because now I hv achieved the ultimate checklist item, and I realize the mountain I spent years climbing didn't actually lead to happiness. It just led to another mountain.
I just wanted to put this out there for anyone currently grinding away for placements or chasing a specific high paying package because you think it'll finally make you happy or validate your worth, it won't.
Idk what's wrong with me or how to process this. If anyone has felt this way after landing their "dream" job, how did you deal with it?
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