Is this a Red Flag ?

How common is probation in big tech firms or startups, I am about to join a startup and they have probation of six months mentioned in offer letter, is it a red flag or is it pretty common. During probation, they wont have any notice period. Tc 65 Yoe 4

I recently got an offer from a seed stage startup for a SDE2 role. They shared the offer in a 2 liner mail. Weirdly enough they have a probation period of 3 months which could also be extended to 6 months during which there'll be no paid leaves, nothing, and you cannot be late to the office any day. I asked them to share the detailed offer letter with all these verbal probation clauses penned down and they've not replied for a week. After getting the offer, they asked me to submit my adhar card, pan card, 10th, 12th marksheet, graduation certificate, passport, birth certificate, payslips, previous offer letter, resignation mail, proof of bonuses and all sorts of documents. It's funny how they think trust only works one way. I've withdrawn the application as there were too many red flags during the entire process. I really wish the Indian corporate system had an open culture where trust is bidirectional and not act like we're at the mercy of their job.

Hi everyone, Recently I've been given an offer from a seed funded fintech startup. So I'm just wondering if it is fair enough. Please help 21L base + 1L ESOPs (vesting over 4 years) YOE ~ 2 (Software engineer) What should be my ideal ask?

Hi Folks I recently got an offer and the notice period over there is 60 days. In my past companies it was 30 days everywhere. Just wanted to know your opinion.

My background: 2024 grad, intern at an startup in Bengaluru, internship extended for 3 months recession is the reason told, no chance of fte. Now, getting an offer from a startup. Team of 15-16 people. Pre seed stage startup. Will be building product from scratch. Lots of learning. Offering decent hike and since i m part of first team...getting small equity too. Should I join this offer? I m confused. But also thinking...it is risky but a lot to learn and growth potential is v high. Tell what do u guys think??

I interviewed for a company called tooljet, cleared all the rounds. During the negotiation with HR, in the later stages of negotiation I had asked few questions like 1. Is there any Esops(no) 2. Appraisal cycle(it's a startup, depends on performance) 3. Promotion possibility(it's a startup so depends on the performance) 4. Performance bonus(it's a startup depends on performance) no range given 5. Medical insurance ( it's a startup so no) 6. Probation period(3 months) 7. Leave policy(21 days yearly, can't take more than 3 days consecutively) the head of product and tech lead said it will be unlimited 8. Public holidays(national holidays yes + 1 day for diwali) so 5-6 days I'm assuming 9. Work from home expenses if any?(no) 10. Working hours(10-7, it's a startup so you might have to work long hours) 11. Working days( 5 days) 12. Notice period( 1 month) 13. Joining date(tomorrow) lol, I asked her to defer it by a week 1st call was regarding my expectations ( she said she will give me 30-35% increment on previous) 2nd call was about her offer(gave me 23%) 3rd call was regarding all these questions 4th call I accepted asked her to defer it by a week 5th call she said no, saying you asked a lot of questions, we want someone who can focus on the growth of our startup and not worry about these things. I never got a chance to negotiate, she never accepted or even bothered to listen to any of my requests. I asked her to increase it by 30% and she didn't even bother to listen and refused it. Her entire attitude was , take it or leave it. She said she can't negotiate each and every day,and I barely got a chance to even negotiate. Did I say anything wrong or is the HR stupid?

Got a offer from a BNPL product based startup which is fairly known in india. Offer is as expected. Though while going over the offer I realised that I am employed by their "wholly owned subsidiary" which was setup in June 2023. That startup has been in business for years now. I am not sure but this seems like red flag. By hire through a subsidiary? Any suggestions on how to proceed further?

Hi all, As the title suggests, I want to know if there are consequences associated with quitting a company in just 3 weeks. I've joined an early stage startup as one of the first few hires in the product team. The pay and work is reasonably okay. WLB is also good. But one of the companies I was interviewing during my NP from called me back, conducted one more interview and now I have a better offer in hand. This new company is a fintech giant and objectively it makes no sense for me leave this offer. I'm stuck in a situation now where I'm getting super anxious to initiate this conversation with my current manager about leaving in just 3 weeks. Can someone help me with this? Please share your experiences if possible. Thanks a lot.