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Google Employee Reveals Hidden Struggles Behind a Seemingly 'Sorted' Life
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News18•20-09-2026, 14:20
Google Employee Reveals Hidden Struggles Behind a Seemingly 'Sorted' Life
- •Rashmi Gupta, a Google employee and SRCC graduate, shared a video revealing her struggles with self-doubt and imposter syndrome despite her successful career.
- •She challenged the perception that achieving major milestones automatically means having life completely figured out, stating her life is "Bilkul bhi nahi" (Absolutely not) sorted.
- •Gupta emphasized that relentless optimism doesn't guarantee success and that she still experiences crying, overthinking, and uncertainty.
- •She asserted that having a dream life doesn't preclude bad days, and one can be ambitious yet soft, wanting more while remaining grateful.
- •Her honest revelation resonated with social media users, who offered support and appreciation for her candidness.
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Rashmi Gupta is a Google employee who graduated from Delhi University's Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) and was born and raised in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand.
Despite having a dream job at Google and an impressive academic background, she shared that she still deals with self-doubt, overthinking, crying in her room, and imposter syndrome.
She uses her Instagram page as a digital diary to capture the highs and lows of the past one-and-a-half years, showing that she can have a dream life while still experiencing bad days.
