A Reddit post describing an NRI’s disillusionment after returning to India has sparked a wave of debate online — touching a raw nerve among thousands who have contemplated the “reverse migration” dream.

The post, shared by a user recounting his wife’s cousin’s experience, paints a candid portrait of what it means to come home after years abroad — only to find that the system feels stacked against you. Advertisement

The cousin, a senior executive at a leading FAANG company, moved back to India earlier this year after spending over 15 years in the US and Switzerland. Choosing to settle in his Tier-1 hometown to be closer to his aging parents, he managed to retain his global job on a remote basis — a move that, on paper, seemed ideal.

But what left a mark on the poster was a conversation

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