A hiring story from Gurugram is making rounds on social media in which Jasveer Singh, co-founder and CEO of Knot Dating, shared a hiring experience. In a post on LinkedIn, he revealed that he had finalised a backend developer who was currently earning 21 LPA. According to him, the candidate was offered Rs 28 LPA, nearly 33 percent hike by the company, and he accepted the offer.
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"When we last spoke, I had agreed to 28 LPA. Since then, another process that was already underway has resulted in an offer of 32 LPA. The matrimony space remains my first preference, so I wanted to check if there is flexibility to revise the offer closer to 36 LPA. If that works, I would be happy to confirm my acceptance. Also sharing one personal boundary upfront. I do not work on weekends, maintaining work-life balance is a conscious choice for me," the candidate reportedly wrote in a message to Jasveer Singh.
The proposal did not go down well with Singh, who said negotiating salary is normal but asking for more after already accepting the offer and just before joining is not professional, especially when the company had already paused interviews with other candidates.
"Interviewed a backend developer. Guy was at 21 LPA. We offered 28 LPA, roughly a 33 percent hike. He agreed and confirmed joining. Yesterday he emailed saying he got a 32 LPA offer elsewhere and now wants 36 LPA from us. Nonsense. Why agree in the first place."
"If you are still shopping offers just say it upfront. We stopped interviewing other candidates and waited through the notice period for the joining date. Now two days before joining, he came back with a new price tag," Jasveer Singh wrote in the post.
"Whoever is in the strongest position will take the piss. The stronger position, the more they push it. That's life. Is it fair/good/nice? No. However most of the time these days, companies don't even bother to contact with a 'no', so a big Gallic Shrug from me," another comment read.
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Candidate asks more hike
However, just two days before joining, the candidate emailed saying he had another offer of ₹32 LPA and asked the startup to increase the salary to ₹36 LPA."When we last spoke, I had agreed to 28 LPA. Since then, another process that was already underway has resulted in an offer of 32 LPA. The matrimony space remains my first preference, so I wanted to check if there is flexibility to revise the offer closer to 36 LPA. If that works, I would be happy to confirm my acceptance. Also sharing one personal boundary upfront. I do not work on weekends, maintaining work-life balance is a conscious choice for me," the candidate reportedly wrote in a message to Jasveer Singh.
The proposal did not go down well with Singh, who said negotiating salary is normal but asking for more after already accepting the offer and just before joining is not professional, especially when the company had already paused interviews with other candidates.
"Interviewed a backend developer. Guy was at 21 LPA. We offered 28 LPA, roughly a 33 percent hike. He agreed and confirmed joining. Yesterday he emailed saying he got a 32 LPA offer elsewhere and now wants 36 LPA from us. Nonsense. Why agree in the first place."
"If you are still shopping offers just say it upfront. We stopped interviewing other candidates and waited through the notice period for the joining date. Now two days before joining, he came back with a new price tag," Jasveer Singh wrote in the post.
Netizens react
The post has divided the internet with many netizens saying one should opt for a place that pays you more. "Dude got a better offer. The company would've kicked him to the curb w/o a thought the moment they felt like doing a layoff, so...," wrote one user."Whoever is in the strongest position will take the piss. The stronger position, the more they push it. That's life. Is it fair/good/nice? No. However most of the time these days, companies don't even bother to contact with a 'no', so a big Gallic Shrug from me," another comment read.