Viral: Man Quits Rs 38,000 Per Month Job to Sell Tea, Now He Earns…

A story of a man who left his job to open a tea stall is now going viral on social media. A man shared the journey of his neighbour, who left a high paying job and opened a roadside tea stall. This decision of his completely changed his take home income per month.

User @iamankitpande has shared a post. “Today, my neighbour 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 Rs. 38,000 a month. In May, he resigned,” the post reads.

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He hired two female staff members to make and serve tea, opening a well designed tea shop near an auto stand with an investment of about Rs. 2 lakh.

The menu features regular tea for Rs. 10 and premium tea for Rs. 20. The man says that his neighbour sells around 400 cups every day, generating roughly Rs. 6,000 in daily sales or about Rs. 1.8 lakh a month. After covering the rent, tea ingredients, operational costs and salaries, the man earns Rs. 1 lakh a month pure profit.

Today my neighbour 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

“Yesterday, he expanded again by adding a vada pav, samosa and jalebi counter. The sweets he gave me were to celebrate that new beginning. If he had stayed in his job, he might still be earning Rs. 38,000 a month and waiting for the next appraisal. Sometimes the biggest promotion is the one you give yourself,” the user adds further.