This dhobi’s monthly earning might surprise you. The amount is perhaps more than you earn
A woman has shared a story how an ironing shop was fetching a huge profit, story on X goes viral
Believe it or not, this dhobi 'earns in lakshs' per month.
A dhobi ‘earning in lakhs’.
The amount will stun you and you would want to change your job.
A post shared by a woman on social media shows how a local drycleaner and his wife make more money than the salary of a software engineer with a 10+ experience.
She gives a picture into their daily earnings, which comes out to be around Rs 10,500; and then goes on to calculate their income to about Rs 2,83,500 monthly.
As crazy as this sounds, even after deducting the staff salaries and electricity bill, they still make a profit of Rs 2,37,500.
This gives a slight picture into today’s economic circumstances – white collar jobs may fetch you a paycheck, however, odd jobs or jobs in the unorganised sector might make you financially more well-off.
The post has garnered around 13,000 views, with many X users coming up with different perspectives. One user @imprathamesh01 commented, “Meanwhile, engineers are debugging code at 2 AM for Rs 2L a month…, and bhaiya is debugging wrinkles in 2 minutes for the same salary. Moral of the story: Should’ve learned ‘steam engineering’ instead of software engineering.”
Another user commented, “Business is not easy; only one in ten people who venture into starting a business breaks even—& even then, only with consistent, reliable service. Venturers often lose capital because fixed costs like shop rent, electricity bills, & assistant salaries prove too much to sustain.”
Yesterday, I was talking with the dry cleaning shop owner near my house, where I regularly go. He and his wife both work together, and they have two helpers on salary. I was shocked when they said they earn around ₹2,00,000 per month, which is equal to a 10+ years experienced… pic.twitter.com/BjPddpb9Me
— Nalini Unagar (@NalinisKitchen) February 9, 2026
