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Bengaluru Man Leaves Corporate Role for Uber, Says He Earns More Working Fewer Days

A LinkedIn post by entrepreneur Varun Agarwal brought the unverified account to wider attention.

Overview

  • The post describes Deepesh, an Uber driver in Bengaluru, who left a corporate job citing poor work–life balance.
  • He reportedly now earns about ₹56,000 per month while working roughly 21 days, compared with about ₹40,000 in his previous role.
  • According to the account, savings from driving helped him buy a second car, hire a driver, and begin building a small car-service fleet.
  • Agarwal’s LinkedIn story, shared on October 13, drew online reactions and was subsequently covered by Hindustan Times and Financial Express on October 16.
  • Hindustan Times noted that details are based on the LinkedIn post and said it has sought further information for verification.