u/Born_Function3624

I’m almost 21M. I go to the gym regularly, and there’s this group of four 16-year-old guys who joined around 2 months ago.

I never really talked to them much, but one guy from that group — let’s call him “K” — caught my attention because he reminded me of myself at 16 almost exactly.

Same 5’10 height, same fatty overweight build. I was around 85kg back then, dusky skin tone, fat face, no facial hair, low confidence — literally a younger version of me.

Now about me — this is not some insane transformation story or showoff. I lost around 15kgs over the years and gained muscles. I still don’t have some aesthetic influencer-type body because honestly I don't earn so i can’t afford expensive high-protein diets n all . But yeah, I look fit now. My face fat reduced a lot, got a full face beard, my skin tone improved a bit, and nowadays I actually get compliments sometimes.

That’s why seeing K felt weirdly personal.

His own friends constantly tease him for how he looks. Usually normal teenage stuff, but for the last couple of days I noticed it was getting harsher and you could clearly see it affecting him.

So today I casually stepped in.

I called K over and showed him an old photo from when I was 16. He looked at it for a few seconds and didn’t realize it was me. I asked him, “Doesn’t this guy look exactly like you?”

His whole group came over to see the picture and all of them instantly started saying, “Bro this actually looks like K… who is this guy?”

Then I told them it was me.

They were genuinely shocked, but K’s reaction was different. You could literally see his entire energy change in real time. After that he started asking me everything — how I lost weight, how long it took, what exercises to do, diet, discipline, all of it.

I explained everything (because i know how mentally bad that phase feels because I’ve already lived through it myself)

Before leaving I just told him, “Whenever you need help, just ask.”

And honestly, I think for the first time that kid genuinely believed he could change himself too.

(Haan Chatgpt se structure krwaya hai)

Pata hai aaj kya hua

I’m almost 21M. I go to the gym regularly, and there’s this group of four 16-year-old guys who joined around 2 months ago.

I never really talked to them much, but one guy from that group — let’s call him “K” — caught my attention because he reminded me of myself at 16 almost exactly.

Same 5’10 height, same fatty overweight build. I was around 85kg back then, dusky skin tone, fat face, no facial hair, low confidence — literally a younger version of me.

Now about me — this is not some insane transformation story or showoff. I lost around 15kgs over the years and gained muscles. I still don’t have some aesthetic influencer-type body because honestly I don't earn so i can’t afford expensive high-protein diets n all . But yeah, I look fit now. My face fat reduced a lot, got a full face beard, my skin tone improved a bit, and nowadays I actually get compliments sometimes.

That’s why seeing K felt weirdly personal.

His own friends constantly tease him for how he looks. Usually normal teenage stuff, but for the last couple of days I noticed it was getting harsher and you could clearly see it affecting him.

So today I casually stepped in.

I called K over and showed him an old photo from when I was 16. He looked at it for a few seconds and didn’t realize it was me. I asked him, “Doesn’t this guy look exactly like you?”

His whole group came over to see the picture and all of them instantly started saying, “Bro this actually looks like K… who is this guy?”

Then I told them it was me.

They were genuinely shocked, but K’s reaction was different. You could literally see his entire energy change in real time. After that he started asking me everything — how I lost weight, how long it took, what exercises to do, diet, discipline, all of it.

I explained everything (because i know how mentally bad that phase feels because I’ve already lived through it myself)

Before leaving I just told him, “Whenever you need help, just ask.”

And honestly, I think for the first time that kid genuinely believed he could change himself too.

(Haan Chatgpt se structure krwaya hai)

Hello guys , i am from MP. I am seeking articleship rn , i done my edp from indore and one thing i noticed in indore which isn't in any other city in terms of articleship is that. Any firm or company you see , they literally just offer 5k stipend. This is a industry standard there. Indore's cost of living is not less than any other major city in india. But bruhh they shamelessly offer "stipend as per icsi norms" and even justify it. It implies that if there isn't any minimum limit then they would have been offering 1 or 2k or even unpaid. I just hate this , because of this we non-indori/non-bhopalis have to leave the state. Trainees also need to understand and stop accepting these offers. If they would stop doing then definately they will increase this

So today i received a call from a company regarding articleship. That company is actually a corporate secretarial software services company. They basically provide softwares for compliance of every kind to other companies. They have some big players as their client. They told me that typical secretarial work would be only 10-20% and rest would be relating to this software management,client dealing , legal research and summarising and writing articles. So i wanted to know from our knowledgeable peoples of our field.

Whether should i go for it? Because this work felt quite fascinating to me. Because i don't want to be limit myself only to filings and routine work. And also in the age of technology i think a cs possessing ordinary knowledge which he is supposed to along with this tech expertise is a good to go option. However this is my opinion.

I wanted to know from you guys , what should i do?

I cleared professional Group 1 in dec and I’m appearing for Group 2 this June. I started looking for articleship around February, and honestly, things were going pretty well at first. I was getting calls, gave a few interviews, and even got selected in a couple of good companies.

But I couldn’t join.

My college suddenly scheduled final-year exams in April, and at the same time there were some financial issues at home. Because of that, I had to let those opportunities go. I thought it was fine—I’ll just start applying again after mid-April and figure something out before June.

But now… it’s like everything has just gone silent.

It’s been more than 2 weeks of applying daily—emails, LinkedIn messages, everything. Not a single call. On LinkedIn, most people just say there are no openings right now.

I’m specifically trying for companies because I need financial support, so firms aren’t really an option for me. I’m also from a lower tier-2 city, so realistically I need to move to a tier-1 city for better opportunities—but a lot of companies seem to prefer candidates from the same city, which makes things even harder.

The articleship hunt is seriously draining me now💔. And on top of that, the pressure of upcoming exams + not being able to secure anything is starting to hit hard.

I’m not posting this for attention, but I’m honestly at a low point right now. I don’t really have anyone to talk to these days. My family might seem ideal but towards me it’s different—it’s honestly quite toxic. That’s a big reason why I want to move out and become independent as soon as possible. But right now, even that feels stuck because I’m unable to land an articleship.

At home, I keep pretending everything is fine—but it’s not. Most conversations just turn into scolding (they have a habit of scolding me at any petty topic )and I can’t really explain what I’m going through.

What’s making it worse is that a few weeks back I was telling my family and friends about all the calls and selections. Now I have nothing. It feels embarrassing, like I somehow messed things up.

I don’t want to end up sitting at home after my June exams doing nothing.

I don’t understand what changed. Same profile, same effort—but zero responses now.

Just now , checked 5 petrol pump. 2 at Highway and 3 at maharajpur bypass. 3 of them didn't had petrol and closed since morning

Hello guys, plz suggest some good CS firms in hyderabad for articleship, also those who offer a decent stipend :)