SnoozyMuffin
SnoozyMuffin

Career and salary progression

A popular thread here on grapevine had some amazing stories on salary hikes. This thread is for the stories of people who let go of higher pay because of some reason.

Did you ever let go off higher pay offers than your current pay? Reasons could be anything (comfortable current role, better role somewhere else, took bet on a startup, location constraints, gut feelings, felt higher pay would come with higher pressure, etc.)

How did your decision pan out? Would you say you did the right thing?

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DizzyLlama
DizzyLlama

I left a role which paid 32L to 48L for the role simply because I didn't like the attitude of the person interviewing and their communication(it was not clear). I don't accept offers from companies where the interviewers ask any random question they think for the sole purpose of rejecting a candidate

SnoozyMuffin
SnoozyMuffin

This is so relatable. Good interviewing process increases confidence on the company. Taking rounds with random questions just for the sake of interviewing is so absurd.

BubblyCoconut
BubblyCoconut
Uber16mo

Can i work for you part time?

BubblyBoba
BubblyBoba

A person I used to work with when I was in my early years wanted me to join his team at Rippling. He was a great guy. But he clearly told me that the WLB is shit and it was in US time zone.

We know how much Rippling pays.

MagicalWaffle
MagicalWaffle

Left a 22L offer for 25% tax bracket role (New regime) 😛

22L was in a edtech firm. High pressure work environment, WFO, digital marketing also had to take ownership of sales. Also opportunity to excel was low. Brand already got tons of traffic from non converting Keywords and then for someone to pivot to harder keywords would mean a lot of time convincing the management of being patient which is not something edtech would appreciate.

SnoozyMuffin
SnoozyMuffin

This is interesting to hear (especially about tax implications). I think everybody should look at post tax numbers to evaluate actual tradeoffs. CTC numbers are inherently bloated.

CosmicBurrito
CosmicBurrito

I left out on a role in the same 'market research' industry because of a higher brand prestige where I work at currently. The pay was almost equal, location, equal too. But it was in the end the prestige and the brand name.

SqueakyQuokka
SqueakyQuokka

I left a significantly high paying analytics role abroad to learn and pursue product management in India itself.

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