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I gave an interview in a company.  Technical round went very well and i some how managed to sneak into the final score which was 4.3/5. Hence i reached the HR round where i declared my expected salary to be 20 lacs. I was offered 17.5 Lacs in the end.(My current CTC is 12.7 Lacs). I denied the offer at the moment in clear words as my present job is in my hometown and I expect 20 LPA to move out of my home town. This interview was held in November . Yesterday in February i received a mail from the company telling me to go for pre employment medical checkup. An HR executive called and explained me medical procedure. I asked her about the final offer and she told me she will get back to me. I called her again after two days and she still told me that she will ask her seniors and get back to me. Now after 5 days of mail I am confused if I should call again or go for medical or still wait.

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I'm keeping this anonymous because I don’t want to disclose it in real life. After two years without a raise, I successfully negotiated a 100% increase at my current company. I focused on creating significant value and worked in cross-functional teams to learn as much as possible. There were times when I was overworked, but it was all worthwhile. I was confident that it was a mutually beneficial situation.

My advice would be to choose your job wisely, create value in the right place, and don't be afraid to negotiate.

Just had to share this, I got a 100% hike!

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So, I got invited for this interview, and they told me to be there at 9 AM.  Of course, I get there early, like 8:30, because I don't want to be late. But then I end up waiting for 1.5 hours.  Seriously, they didn't even acknowledge me until 10.

Then this HR lady calls me in, and she's totally unprofessional.  She's like, on her phone, making personal calls while I'm sitting right there. And then she starts asking me these really weird questions, like what my nickname is, and what my dad does for a living.

It got really uncomfortable when she started pressing for details about where my dad works. I mean, what does that have to do with anything? So I politely told her I didn't want to answer, and she actually said, "Then we can't continue this interview."

I was honestly shocked. But instead of arguing, I just stood up and said, “Alright then.” And walked out.

I left feeling pissed. Not only did they waste an hour of my time, but the HR rep was also rude and unprofessional..

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I received an offer from PayPal India for the Data Architect role in Grade 27. The compensation offered is ;

₹80 lakh base, plus 80 lakh RSU (3-year vest) and ₹16 lakh variable

Is this a good offer considering my level of experience for the grade? Has anyone provided feedback on the work-life balance, as I've heard a lot about restructuring stuff and layoffs? thanks in advance.

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