Delayed, Not Denied: From 'Why Me?' to 'Thank God It Was Me'
If someone had told me that "Whatever happens, happens for a good reason!" during my sixth semester of college, right when I was accused of cheating and failed a practical exam, I would’ve probably asked them to keep their “philosophy” to themselves. I mean, how could failing an exam possibly be a good thing? But what happened after that flipped my perspective completely. The Storm Before the Calm Back in 2023, I was in my sixth semester. Life was giving me its typical “engineering college” rollercoaster. Amid all the chaos, I got shortlisted for an interview with PTC. It was offline, and I was excited, like, first-interview-of-my-life kind of excited. But the moment I sat in front of my interviewer, my enthusiasm took a negative dive. He was this seasoned professional, possibly in his 50s, with a full head of white hair and a matching beard, basically the Gandalf of tech interviews. He started firing questions like he was hiring for a senior role, and here I was, a fres...