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Offered lower compensation

I was recently an intern at DE Shaw. I had troubles with my manager from the start, as he was very hands-off, and wasn't really available from the start. In the end, I ended up with a PPO, However, the compensation offered seems to be lower by 10 lakhs (all in base salary, from what I know). I'm sure I did great work, and just ended up the lower comp because of my managers review. Should I try negotiating for a higher offer? Would it work if I don't have any competing offers?

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jake_peralta_B99

Unemployed

a year ago

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Idkidc

D.E. Shaw

a year ago

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jake_peralta_B99

Unemployed

a year ago

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FunnyBones

Plivo

a year ago

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MealyZinc

PepsiCo

3 months ago

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Tax savings and salary question for remote jobs

I recently got a job offer at a well-funded remote startup headquartered in the US as a DevOps engineer. They adjust the salary package to account for the country so I won't be earning in crores... but I wanted to ask people who are in remote positions as to how to negotiate a salary that will be rigid more or less,no options are there to negotiate till a super high margin (maybe 10% max). For example, they are offering 33 LPA currently, does that put me in a higher tax bracket and can I negotiate for a lower compensation so that I can be put in a lower tax bracket, say I ask for 29 LPA and ask for a joining bonus (or HRA) or some restructuring to do that? I don't understand how taxes work in India especially with remote payments but I'm hoping someone can offer the right guidance and resources so that I can look into this in depth later on as well. This is my first ever job and I got it straight out of college, so I do not mind even if they are paying me less than their US counterparts. This salary is more than enough to survive in a tier 2 city (will be shifting back to live with my parents). I don't have much investments right nos, just a couple of FDs and some equity + debt funds along with stocks (mostly banks + chemical companies here and there). I can look into ELSS funds and what not if that can save up some taxes. I am considering talking to a CA about this too. (Note: not comfortable with naming it even if this is an anonymous platform because it has like a strength of 50 and I feel it is irrelevant to the discussion). TIA!