Fed up with the hustle and bustle of corporate jobs and a fixed salary every month, many people dream of starting their own business. But not everyone can muster the courage to take risk. One such surprising story on social media these days viral What is happening is where a man kicked out his permanent corporate job of Rs 38,000 per month. He started a small tea-stall on the roadside and today his fortunes have completely changed. Let us know how this person who left the corporate desk tripled his earnings from the tea business.
Neighbor’s success went viral on social media
This entire story has been shared on X (first Twitter) by a user named Ankit Pandey with the handle @iamankitpande. Ankit told that his neighbor earlier used to work in a renowned company Teleperformance, where he got a salary of Rs 38,000 every month. But frustrated by limited progress and ever-increasing expenses, he resigned in May. When he left the job, everyone felt that he was making the biggest mistake of his life.
Investment of 2 lakhs and great business idea
Without any care in the world, this man had faith in his decision. He invested about Rs 2 lakh to open a tea shop near an auto stand. The shop was given an attractive look and two female employees were also hired to prepare tea and serve it to the customers. The tea menu was also kept very simple and affordable. Ordinary tea is Rs 10 per cup and premium tea is Rs 20 per cup.
Net profit of Rs 1 lakh every month
According to Ankit Pandey’s post, due to its proximity to the auto stand, a crowd of customers gathered at the shop. Today this shop easily sells about 400 cups of tea every day, resulting in daily sales of about Rs 6,000. According to this, the total turnover of the month reaches 1.8 lakh. Even after taking into account the expenses of shop rent, electricity bill, employees’ salaries and raw materials like milk, sugar and tea leaves, this person is taking home a net profit of Rs 1 lakh directly every month.
Expanded your business by adding a snacks counter
After the success of tea, this young entrepreneur has taken his steps forward. Recently he has also started a new counter of Vada Pav, Samosa and Jalebi at his tea stall. In celebration of this new beginning, he gave a box of sweets to his neighbor Ankit, after which this story went viral on the internet. Also read: OMG! Left old job due to greed for better package, got shock of losing job after 3 months
At the end of his post, Ankit wrote a very important statement, if he had continued in his old job, he would have been earning Rs 38,000 even today and would have been waiting for the next increment. Sometimes the biggest progress is the one you give yourself. Also read: I am living my best life; I quit my corporate job at the age of 33; now I am earning Rs 1.8 lakh every month sitting at home; story went viral
Today my neighbor rang my doorbell and handed me a box of sweets.
We hardly meet because of our busy schedules.
A few months ago, he was working at Teleperformance, earning around ₹38,000 a month.
In May, he resigned.
Everyone thought he was making a mistake.
Instead, he
— Ankit Pandey (@iamankitpande) July 18, 2026
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