
Jul 16, 2026
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Ex-Microsoft employee walked away from ₹1.9 crore salary, shares challenges of starting over
Christian Harms left his ₹1.9 crore salary at Microsoft in Switzerland to start over in Australia. He said, "Leaving Microsoft might be the dumbest thing I've ever done." He struggled to build an online video business, noting that none of his plans went as he had first imagined them.