Offer Advice

32yo, 8 yr workex (MBA). Currently at 50LPA + ESOPs at a startup Have been offered 30k AED per month in Dubai. Should I take it? Any particular threshold in AED terms I should have, given my current comp?

Hi Grapeviners, I have an exp of exactly 2 years and i received an offer from a startup for analyst (level 1) at a cash component of ~ 20L (includes 10 % variable) and ESOP worth 3 L. My current company had an all fixed comp at 15 LPA ( fully remote) but the new company is WFO at Bangalore. I am also giving interviews for two other companies parallelly but my LWD of my current company was yesterday. Should I go ahead with this offer? Overall it looks decent but it's definitely not a financial improvement for me as the hike will offset the living expenses and the 30% tax bracket. Need your take on this guys. Should I wait more? The current offer I cannot hold for more than a week before it expires.

Is it a good idea to switch from a product manager role in India to Dubai? I’m currently getting paid 36LPA as a PM2 in one of Fintech Unicorns in India. Have about 4years of PMing experience. Please suggest, also as I’m doing research for this topic i’ll put up all my research on this thread.

What is a reasonable ask while negotiating with startups? Should I ask for a match or hike of X% over my TC/annum (52lk Base + 8lk Bonus + Rs30lk RSUs), or should I negotiate only over the Cash (Base + Bonus) component? A startup I’m negotiating with is not considering the RSUs I have and is offering a 8% hike only on the cash component, and is throwing in ESOPs (paper money) instead. What do I do?

In a bit of a dilemma. I joined a well-known / well -funded startup in a mid level role 3 days back. A Dubai based startup that I had previously interviewed with a few months back, got back to me with a 30k AED / month offer yesterday. Questions - 1. Is 30K AED a good salary for Dubai, considering what I make in India? 2. Would it reflect badly if I leave the current company in the first week, considering I made them wait for 2 months of my joining (I don't see my role as super critical for them). From a job role POV, the dubai role feels more fulfilling. The India role offers a better employer brand. What are your thoughts on what I should do?

Hey folks, Got a full time offer as an APM and they offered: 1. 10 LPA Base 2. 1 lakh Retention Bonus (will be given in the first month) 3. 1 lakh ESOPS Should I accept or negotiate for more? If I negotiate, which component should I negotiate and how much? Thanks in advance.

In a dilemma got a couple of offers. Years of experience 4.5. Based out of Hyderabad. Offer 1 : 40LPA (total base pay) location is banglore Offer 2 : 33 LPA base + 25% of base (perf bonus) 8.2 LPA= 41.2 LPA location is Hyderabad Offer 3 : 252000 AED (57 LPA) location Dubai (no tax)

Hey all, I got two offers both 35L one from Saudi (Product based) Company with 44ADA tax on 17.5L only and other one from Bangalore based Product Studio ( they build MVPs for clients ) they will deduct 30% TDS. Which one should I join ? How’s Saudi Arabia economy ? YOE 4.3 Js , React stack

Working in EY and getting 45L as senior manager. Have a Dubai EY offer with 35k AED per month with manager designation. Need guidance on what to do ? In India, I have a stable job, got promoted, and have family support. Dubai - Tax free salary, Demotion, travel to Saudi frequently as projects are Saudi based. Closer to India etc Need advice. Will move with wife and daughter.

I just joined a company and it's been only 2 weeks. When I accepted the offer there was another interview in pipeline and some delay was going. The result came and now I am confused what to do. Startup (current company) TC : 27+2 (base+pf) New Offer from a big firm: 31.5+3.15+1.51+45kUSD(Base+target bonus+pf+stocks 4yrs) = 43.87LPA Annual CTC It's not easy as it seems. The startup (curr company) has great culture and tech stack. The product is exciting. It is part of a larger parent company. Whereas the big firm (new offer) works on a Monolith and work mostly uses Java. Codebase is 20yrs old according to Hiring manager. And one more thing - I hate Java. Why the difference has to be so big in TC 😭 I don't like to be confused. Have you ever been in such a situation? I want to relate my situation. YoE : 2