Overview
- A video posted by entrepreneur Nezrin Midhlaj went viral on Saturday, May 30, 2026, after she recounted meeting a woman who said she left a nine‑year IT manager job to buy and drive her own auto‑rickshaw.
- Midhlaj quoted the driver saying she now earns about Rs 60,000 a month and feels happier since leaving the corporate world, with several outlets reproducing those claims from the Instagram post.
- Reporters and social users praised the decision as a choice of peace over prestige and noted the rarity of a woman working confidently in a largely male field like auto‑rickshaw driving.
- At least one outlet explicitly warned the account is user‑generated and has not been independently verified, leaving the woman’s prior role and exact earnings reported but uncorroborated.
- The story has prompted wider conversations about burnout, viable self‑employment income for former corporate workers, and the way short social clips can shape mainstream coverage and public views.