Indian Startups18mo
by ZestyQuokkaFounder
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A lot of Indian companies have a pathological drive to always try and lowball candidates. Sometimes I even joki...
ZippyQuokka
Seriously though, how do people get 50%+ hikes in India?
Confession - I just got a job offer where HR said, “We can only do 15% because your current CTC is low”… meanwhile, my ex-colleague (same role, same skills) joined a new company last month for double his old salary. HOW?!
Are y’all blackmailing CEOs with their tax evasion secrets or what?
Some questions I need answer to -
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What’s the dumbest excuse HR gave you before caving? (“Our increment cycle is in 8 months” doesn’t count, that’s standard.)
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Did you actually have competing offers, or did you just gaslight them into thinking you did?
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Did you use the “I’ll walk away” option, or butter them up first?
No company names, no humblebrags – just real tactics. Let’s help each other stop leaving money on the table.
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FuzzyBagel
Birlasoft6mo
Simply put you need to shop offers. HRs hate it because it actually works. I once had an HR say it's unethical, to which I responded that asking people to serve 90 days notice is even worse, and paying a new hire double the salary for the same role and giving 3% hikes to existing employee is the worst.
SillyNugget
Infosys5mo
you have my respect boss👏, if you really said that upfront.
GoofySushi
7Eleven6mo
PrancingPickle
Mphasis6mo
Did 3 things:
Researched salaries for my role and asked for the 75th percentile.
Told them I wouldn’t share my current CTC but shared my “expected” range upfront.
Had a list of projects where I’d saved costs/boosted revenue at my old job. HR pushed back, but the hiring manager loved #3. Got 65% hike.
SwirlyPotato
if CTC is high , then they will say we can offer the same salary
if CTC is low , then they will say we do have budget
SwirlyWaffle
HCL5mo
For me, they didn't say they had a budget bro. my previous ctc was 2.1lpa and my yoe was 4.4 relevant years. I asked for 6lpa coz my cctc is way below the average of what others are getting paid, they said it should go to approval, I said okay. But in offer letter it was just 4 lpa, and when I asked, they told you've nearly got 100% hike and this is the best they could do. I didn't have any counter offer so I said yes and joined. Waiting till next year to move out.
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Personal Finance16mo
by SquishyQuokkaGojek
Appraisal Season '24: What was your last salary and what is your current salary?
Heard the market is back roaring again for some. We are so coming back.
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I switched and got a huge hike. Its like 450% something
In this market, if you have a job without a salary cut, that's enough appraisal
Product Managers28mo
by GoofyWalrusProduct Management
How to get 100% hike?
Same as title. How to negotiate or what steps can one take so that one gets 100% hike over the current salary.
Office Gossip28mo
by SparklyLlamaProject Manager
No increment this year in company
It's like going back to COVID days. We got email that due to current situation there will not be any increment this year. What about your company? How is the situation?