Bengaluru techie rejected 13 job offers for internship. 1 year on, she earns over Rs 20 lpa

When Riti Kumari was 21, she received job offers from 13 companies including TCS, Infosys, and Wipro with one of the companies offering her a salary of Rs 17 lakh per annum. But, Kumari decided to follow her heart and instead took up an internship with Walmart. It's been a little over a year since and now Kumari earns more than Rs 20 lakh per annum.

Speaking to Moneycontrol, the software engineer from Bengaluru said that even though other offers were lucrative and her family was keen on her accepting one of them, Kumari was inspired by her sister to follow her instincts which is why she eventually chose Walmart. The internship period was of six months and she was promised a stipend of Rs 85,000.

"I was happy when I received Walmart internship offer, I was firm on joining it," she told the publication, adding that her parents were not very happy with her decision especially because not only was she opting for a role that would pay her much less than regular jobs, the internship would also get over in six months.

"It was a tough decision to choose between stability or risk," Kumari said. "But at that time when no one was supporting my risk my sister advised me to follow my heart."