Deepak Singh

When Deepak Singh moved to the US from India, he took a downwardly mobile journey from MBA to minimum wage.

An Indian immigrant's US journey 'from MBA to minimum wage'

March 14, 2017
Jobs

Deepak Singh arrived armed with an MBA from India, but he couldn’t find a job in his field in the US. He ended up working a minimum-wage job at a mall electronics store.

An Indian immigrant's US journey 'from MBA to minimum wage'
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This is Sahu Cinema Hall, in the center of my hometown, Lucknow, India. I watched hundreds of movies there when I was kid, and it brings back lots of memories for me.

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