Need career advice

I am a Tier 1 MBA grad with ~ 2 YOE, My CTC is 18 LPA. I have quit my job and I'm expecting a 25-30% hike for the next role (23 LPA) Is this a valid expectation to have? I know I'm already being underpaid, but considering the current market situation it seems difficult to get that kind of a raise. What should be the appropriate amount to quote?

3 years post-MBA exp. Currently at INR 35+ LPA. Offer in impact consulting at INR 23 LPA. Should I take it? Joining in Jan'24. Reason for switch - can't tolerate my toxic manager anymore. Have already put down my papers. Line of thought: 1. Take it - Something is better than nothing. At least paisa aate rahega. 2. Wait - Once I go at a lower package, difficult to demand a hike on my current one. 3. Take it, don't mention it - Companies will negotiate hard to lowball me if they know I am not working (gets worse if the LWD of my current company and the time am applying have a huge gap). Money matters to me. But have been introspecting a lot. Will appreciate realistic input from the community.

Hey guys, I'm sure that almost everyday we see the news of layoffs and I feel like I made the mistake of switching in this tough time. I have 3.5 YOE and I switched my job in September 2022 last year from a very comfortable SDE job, only the pay was less, I had a good reputation there and only switched because of money and growth, since I thought that i'm not married yet so I can take the risk. I was very confident when I joined but then I saw that it is client facing work and with strict deadlines, my confidence has been waning every day, the environment here is completely different from my previous company, they need work quickly and i'm scared to ask for challenging work, so far I have survived with picking work that I know or somewhat know, but I don't know how long it will last, i'm scared if they give me something I dont know and I don't deliver, what will happen. I have enough money for 5-6 months and I give myself some comfort by thinking, the worst they can do is fire me, not kill me. But then I see all these layoffs and I think how will I get a job in this environment. And If I do get a job and it turns out the same with the same stressed environment, then will I switch again. I feel trapped and think I made a mistake when I was confident, I should not have aimed for growth, I should not have left my comfortable job and should have known my place. Is feeling like this natural or is it just me, how do you guys maintain your peace of mind when you feel trapped and stressed. I don't want to give up but I also want this horrible feeling to end

I am a 2023 cs grad ,joined an mnc at 7 .44 base 12 CTC,worked there for an year(6months internship+6months full time) Switched to a series a startup at 16.35l base all fixed ,it's been 3 months now and the wlb is very agreesive although the learnings is good and I am working on core genai,llms,classical models,but want to switch to a chill minc with a. Decent 30 percent hike Is it fine? Will it look good on resume?

Context: almost 5 YOE, BTech + MBA both from tier 3. Current CTC 32LPA including variable and retention bonus (24.3 is fixed). I work as an APM in a pharma consulting organisation (which also has a SaaS platform) in Pune. Recently Got an offer from a tier 1 consulting company (not MBB but close enough) for a pretty new role of product + project management for one of their saas tools. The offer is 20% hike on my fixed + variable upto 15% + 2L JB. And it’s in Mumbai which is my hometown. I tried negotiating but the hiring manager said this is the best offer they can give. The job role will require infrequent travel to client locations and overall seems interesting. I’m in a dilemma if I should accept or not because the brand is infinitely better than my current organisation and will open up exit opportunities to MBB. On the other hand my professional growth in current organisation seems stagnant as there is not a lot to learn here but monetary growth has been good. (10-15% hikes every year).

I'm frontend React Javascript developer with overall 4 years of experience (out of which 2yrs in react) Sitting with 5Lpa at TCS. What should I answer on expected salary in interviews. And if possible guide me reason for that ask. (Sorry for posting again but really need idea on this)

Hey, I am a SWE with 2 yrs exp. recently I found out that juniors in my team are being paid atleast 10% more than me. This thing has been bugging me so much that I setup a meeting with my manager but here’s the thing- I have no idea how to talk about this to my manager. I obviously think it’s unfair given how much more work I am doing. Can experienced people here please guide me on how to approach this meeting? Thanks!

Hi folks,I am planning to switch my company in 2 months.I have 4 yoe.Out of which I have 2 yoe in a service based company (support role). And 2 yoe as ML Engineer at a start up.Currently I am upskilling on gen ai and mlops as well. Current CTC :12 LPA(FIXED). What should be the minimum I should expect?in my next switch. Thanks

Looking for suggestions on the next switch. SAP Senior Consultant with 9 YoE. Drawing 27 LPA. Tired of the milestone year getting changed and the whole process around promotions. Looking for suggestions.

I am 2022 passout 24 yr old.I have joined one service based startup after college for 6.2 Lakh.But Out of 10 months I was on the bench for 8 months so in that period I have prepared for interview and Got the offer of 17 LPA.Its been 8 months in this job , But from last 2-3 months my growth is stagnant and I got bored as their is not much work as well.So should I go for another switch or wait ?