You are underpaid but it’s hard to switch right now

Yes, I'm planning to go completely freelance and create a small business.

Design Manager

Product Designer

Software Developer

Software Engineer

Bro u r underpaid.... Need to be around 20 - 25 LPA

4 yoe - 30LPA. You are underpaid. You can try switching, its not as hard for a designer to switch right now.

I have 5YoE in the current company, and about 7 years overall. I bring specific domain knowledge to the team, as I have a PhD in Science.  The regular increment is 10% even with performance exceedi...

I have 5YoE in the current company, and about 7 years overall. I bring specific domain knowledge to the team, as I have a PhD in Science. 
The regular increment is 10% even with performance exceeding expectations. 

I am considering branching off and starting my own business. Last year I made around 6 lakhs by freelancing. That too without any active marketing and advertising. 

What should be the best course of action?.

Designer, 5YOE, 12LPA, Remote. Should I ask for more?

Designer, 5YOE, 12LPA, Remote. Should I ask for more?- Grapevine

Lets discuss here our current CTC and YoE along with Designation. More experience people will tell us if need to switch. Mine is 13.1 LPA with 6 Years and 4 months of experience.

Mention your current CTC with Years of experience. People will tell if need to switch.

UX/UI Designer

Team Lead

I am a Product Designer at an Edtech Startup (raising 20m Series B soon) with almost a year (1) of full time experience but overall almost 3 (including internships) at some great companies.

As I am looking for a change what salary should I expect? Considering:-

- I have a design degree from a Non-IIT/Non-NID Tier 1 University (known for good engineers) [so good foundation hopefully]
- The companies I have interned at range from Japanese MNC/Conglomerate, Indian Fashion focused E-Commerce Giant, Indian Food Tech/Delivery Giant & an Indian Digital Transformation Giant.
- The average stipend I earned at these companies was around 40K/month.
- The salary I earn right now every month is between 70 - 90K
- I believe I have Got good Product focused UX knowledge. [Part of the Product team not a seperate Design Team]
- Not another Figma/Framer drooling Designer.
- Many of my peers from my alma mater are placed in Big Tech or Desi Giants owned by Foreign Giants

So what salary should I be expecting? (Keeping aside the ESOP/RSU part)
Is ~ 1.25L/month in hand is right ask?

Please suggest.

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Welcome to Product Managers's Private Community

I need advice on how much I should ask for yearly Increment. I am in a product based company as an MLOps Engineer and I am completing 1 year here. Total YoE 2 years. My current base is 18LPA. 

My work has been excellent for the past year, my manager is very happy with my work and my quarterly review has been good too. I need your advice on much yearly Increment should I ask. 

I have never been on such calls and I am feeling a bit nervous 😅. Any advice on how I should approach this call would be very helpful.

Yearly Increment %

Welcome to Business Roles's Private Community

Overview: 
Everyone around me, be it old school friends to the people in the bangalore startup ecosystem are planning to or already in the process of doing an MBA. 

What is happening:
Most of the people I know, either are going for a tier 1 MBA in India or colleges like “Carnegie Mellon”/ “INSEAD”/ “NUS” these are really good places. 

Why am I concerned:
I dont have great acade, GEM candidate so I have decided to not pursue CAT at all, and MBA outside India is too expensive. 

I feel like my job and career are going fine with 4 years of professional experience I am making 25LPA in marketing. I am not keen on doing an MBA but I dont want to regret later.

I consider myself to be fairly smart but what happens when I am competing with people who have great brand names on their resume and are actually smart. 

People on GV with more experience, have you gone through this struggle? 


Sidenote: I also have friends who have cleared IIM ABC, ISB and not gone, because they just wanted the admit letter. Which is brave lol!

Will an MBA destroy your life or make it better?

Performance Marketer

Welcome to Personal Finance's Private Community

Have a Kid and I'm 34 years old.

Should I continue struggling at my Solopreneur startup, or outsource operations, put in auto-pilot mode and go back Job hunting? 

Ideally should have had at least 40-50 LPA worth of assets or savings, but have barely 80K.

What should I do?

Startup in into IoT Product Manufacturing...

Went from 5.5 LPA to 5K/month 8 years back to focus on startup. Now barely making 30-70K/month when Job would have ideally offered 30-40LPA.

Founder

What percentage is the salary hike usually when you switch companies ??

Welcome to Moving Abroad's Private Community

My only motive is to make money and that's it. Making friends is not a problem for me. 25 M and been in mental pain for 3Y now. Only way that I can envision to stop myself from falling apart is leaving the country and living far away from the people I know.
Education: 3Y undergraduate from IPU.

Work Ex: 1.5Y product design & post that 2Y working in a known's business as their right-hand man overseeing new initiatives.

I am stuck as to what should be the charter and how should I move and where should I move? Only motive is to make money. Independent enough to manage everything else. 

People of this group people share your thoughts and what should be an ideal pathway.

Thanks.

Excessive family involvement to the the point of torture. I have to leave India asap.

Product Manager

Welcome to Indian Startups's Private Community

Hey Guys
Been working for 6 months at a startup. Worked with react and react native. Made an app in react from scratch for internal use. Added many features to the other two existing user apps. I've also made personal projects with nodejs. My company will soon start giving me backend work on nodejs. I work 6 days a week. 

Currently getting paid 6 LPA inhand
How much can I ask for after 6 months?
Please guide.

Salary Increment % after 6months

I want to understand if you are also satisfied with your compensation?

How much do you really earn? Honest Answers Please 🙏

2.4 lakhs/month. 
      
 Not a developer. 
 Not in Tier 1 city.  
 Not in FAANG or whatever it’s called now. 
 No loans or EMIs for now. 
  
 Married to my GF of six years. She earns 1.3 lakhs/month. 
  
 Guess, I could say I am extremely satisfied.

I know I deserve more, as I have been constantly delivering more than what's expected out of me. But I still feel - I'm not compensated well for my hard-work and skill. 

My take-home is 20+LPA, and I have 6 yrs of experience.

And moreover the workplace is not challenging anymore for me as an individual contributor. Most of my time rn is getting spent in training other people. 

I have contemplating to ask for a hike. Or should I just switch?

Should I ask for a salary hike?

Is it advisable to take a break to switch jobs if you have a hard time preparing while having one ? How significant will be the impact on my profile. Financially I am well placed and can afford to take one.

Details for context: 
YOE - 3 yrs
Profile - Software Engineer (duh)
Techstack - C#, .NET, SQL server, JS.
Current Pay - ~20 LPA.

Take a break or not ?

Recently, I've completed 1 year into my role and my CTC is 16LPA. The company is a startup, and I've got ESOPs which are included in CTC.

It has been an year, and I'm thinking of making a switch. But still can't decide whether I should bet on ESOPs and stay, or get a higher pay and switch?

The company culture is pretty good, and it's a remote role, plus not much work load. :) 

But apparently, I'm worried if everyone else is making a switching companies with a 50% raise, why should I stick with 10% appraisal at a single company?

Would love to hear your thoughts.

1 year into job, what to do next?

Product Marketing Manager

I am looking for change and need your pov for salary suggestion. I am earning 30 lakh now with 5 yoe in startup.

What is ideal salary for yoe 5 to 7?

Systems Analyst

I joined this startup recently as a solo product designer (this is my first fte role) and i’m being payed 14lpa (12 base+2 bonus) now although the people here really like my work but I personally don’t feel like i’m learning anything new to become a better product designer. I always feel the lack of having a senior PD. 
How much time should i spend in this startup so that when I switch jobs i can get a decent hike as well.

when to switch jobs

Currently at over 45L. 
Jumped from 9L 1.5 years back. 
Is it possible to go 5-6X from here?

I'm in tech.

What path should I follow?
Build a SAAS, become an influencer, join a FAANG?

How to 5X from here?

Welcome to Software Engineers's Private Community

I have been working in Razorpay for more than a year. This is my first job. I have been approached by an early age profitable start up. My life at Razorpay is pretty comfortable at least for most of the days. And I know job at this new company would definitely be more demanding than the current one. I would have to wear many hats as I would be the only developer there.
I make around 18LPA cash at RZP. How much should I at least ask for?

How much of a hike should I ask?

Frontend Engineer

Hello friends, 
Can you please help me in deciding between these 2 offers: 

Trigent Software:
-35lpa: all fixed, (it feels can go upto 36) 
-Service based but hiring for good client who is there from last more than 5 years and will be there for another atleast 5 years according to them 
-25 years old company
-1300 employees 

Inito(product based startup): 
30 + 2(esops over 4 years, so we can assume 30.5) 
-This got started in 2015 but still having only around 110 employees 
-Out of 110, 32 from IITs...so good people are there 

Yoe: 4.3

Offer selection

Data engineer

I have a strong passion in tech. I’m almost a nerd. The thing is, I never wanted to study the conventional indian way and therefore I don’t have a good academic record. 
10th : 8.8 gpa
12th: 71 %
Joined a civil course even though i loved tech, regretted and moved to another university after completing 2 years of civil.
Completed graduation with a degree in ECE and an 8.1 GPA due to covid.

My professional record is quite average with a 12.65 LPA offer as an SDE, 1 YOE.

The thing is, I crave money.  The current market situation and the opportunities available currently does not seem decent for me to switch and get a 20~30 LPA job.

Therefore I am considering higher studies. I need some advice from people who have been there and done that.

Share your opinion/suggestions, lets discuss!

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