A social media post by a startup founder about a last-minute salary neobtainediation by a job candidate has ignited a wider discussion online about hiring practices and professional conduct in the technology sector.
Jasveer Singh, co-founder and CEO of dating platform Knot Dating, shared how a backfinish developer who had already accepted an offer from the company later sought a higher salary just days before his planned joining date.
According to Singh, the developer had been offered a sizeable pay increase. The candidate, who was earning ₹21 lakh annually at his previous job, was offered ₹28 lakh per annum by the startup — roughly a 33 per cent hike — and had confirmed his acceptance of the offer.
Salary Reneobtainediation Sparks Dispute
However, shortly before the joining date, Singh declared the candidate contacted the company again, stateing he had received another offer and questioning for a revised salary package.
“Yesterday, he emailed stateing he obtained a 32 LPA offer elsewhere and now wants 36 LPA from us. Nonsense. Why agree in the first place,” Singh wrote in his post.
The founder expressed frustration about the timing of the request, noting that the company had already halted its hiring process after the candidate accepted the offer.
“If you are still shopping offers just state 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,” Singh wrote, adding, “Nothing wrong with neobtainediating. But do it before stateing yes.”
Social Media Divided Over Hiring Ethics
Singh also posted a screenshot of the email exalter where the candidate reportedly listed certain “personal boundaries,” including that he would not be willing to work on weekfinishs.
Reacting to the post, one utilizer declared, “What’s wrong with this? Candidate has all rights to neobtainediate. He has skills that are in demand. This is capitalism world , companies do the same – re-org, firing, etc.”
Another declared, “Market is competitive and this is a common issue especially in IT sector that most people are shopping offers while serving notice. It has to be resolveed within system only – may be, a less notice period clautilize rather having as high as 3 months, solve at some extent.”
The discussion ultimately reflected the modifying dynamics of recruitment in the competitive technology sector, where expectations around salaries, transparency and neobtainediation timing continue to evolve.
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