{
  "id": 15867173,
  "title": "₹40,000 salary as engineer vs ₹1 lakh earning as Rapido driver: Rider reveals why he left previous job; what changed",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/40-000-salary-as-engineer-vs-1-lakh-earning-as-rapido-driver-rider",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-21T06:36:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/rs-40-000-salary-as-engineer-vs-rs-1-lakh-earning-as-rapido-driver-rider-reveals-why-he-left-previous-job-what-changed-11792562674202.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A Jharkhand woman’s conversation with a Rapido driver made her rethink success. The former engineer said he changed careers to better support his family and live in his hometown. Shared on social media, the encounter challenged the idea that degrees and corporate jobs alone define a fulfilling life.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}