# Ankur Warikoo lists 5 first-job mistakes, recalls Rs 15,000 salary 2026-10-11T12:47:01+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Entrepreneur Ankur Warikoo has shared five mistakes he made in his first job, including prioritising speed over reliability, waiting for managers to point out errors, expecting feedback to come unprompted, assuming good performance guarantees a promotion, and focusing on tasks rather than outcomes. In a LinkedIn post, he said employees are paid to be reliable, not fast, and that professional development requires individual initiative. Warikoo also recalled that his first job paid Rs 15,000 a month. A conversation with his boss, whose husband worked at the Indian School of Business (ISB), led him to apply for and join the programme with a large loan, a decision he said changed his life. He advised professionals not to expect every job to define their future, noting that a role can simply provide income, skills and networking opportunities. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both outlets report Warikoo's career advice and personal story with neutral framing, sticking closely to his LinkedIn post. The Economic Times adds more detail on his physics degree and PhD dropout, while Times Now carries a disclaimer that the interpretations are the creator's. The coverage is uniform straight reporting with no discernible slant. Neither outlet questions or contextualises Warikoo's claims, both present them as given. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - economictimes.indiatimes.com (neutral report) Straight reporting of Warikoo's LinkedIn post and his background - timesnownews.com (neutral report) Straight reporting with a disclaimer about creator's interpretations This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Ankur Warikoo, career advice, Indian School of Business, LinkedIn Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/ankur-warikoo-lists-5-first-job-mistakes-recalls-rs-15000-salary/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/ankur-warikoo-lists-5-first-job-mistakes-recalls-rs-15000-salary/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/