1. In person interviews: initial coding round could be virtual but system design, bar raiser and further rounds must be in person only.  2. Some punishment for not joining after accepting an offer ...

Welcome to Indian Startups's Private Community

1. In person interviews: initial coding round could be virtual but system design, bar raiser and further rounds must be in person only.

2. Some punishment for not joining after accepting an offer letter. There should be a time frame in which you can reject, after that pay some pre decided money. 

3. Transparent pay range, if not exact salary.

4. No work during weekends. 

5. Max one month notice period.

6. If laid off, pay severance same as notice period i.e one month salary. 

7. Pay candidates for the assignments done during interview rounds. 

8. Hybrid (remote+office) work. 

9. No fixed work timings. 


you already know the reasons behind all these points.

[list] few things to improve the life of software engineers and companies:

Senior Software Engineer

[list] few things to improve the life of software engineers and companies:- Grapevine

Welcome to Ask Grapeviners's Private Community

What would be that ONE thing?

Software Test - QA

Let's talk about being highly underpaid. It's a reality many of us face, yet it's often shrouded in silence. Whether you're in a corporate job, a creative field, or any profession, feeling undervalued and underpaid can be demoralizing and unjust. It's not just about the numbers on our paycheck; it's about the recognition of our worth, our skills, and our contributions.

Too often, we find ourselves in situations where our hard work and dedication are not adequately compensated. We put in long hours, go above and beyond our job descriptions, and yet, when it comes time to discuss salaries, we're met with excuses or paltry raises that barely keep pace with inflation. It's a cycle that perpetuates feelings of frustration, resentment, and even imposter syndrome.

But here's the thing: We don't have to accept being undervalued. We can speak up, advocate for ourselves, and demand fair compensation for our efforts. It might be uncomfortable, and it might require us to challenge the status quo, but it's essential for our well-being and the integrity of our professions.

Employers need to recognize the importance of fairly compensating their employees. It's not just about the bottom line; it's about fostering a culture of respect, appreciation, and mutual benefit. When employees feel valued and adequately compensated, they're more engaged, productive, and loyal.

So, if you're feeling highly underpaid, know that you're not alone. It's a widespread issue that deserves attention and action. Whether it's through salary negotiations, seeking out better opportunities, or advocating for change within our organizations, let's stand together and demand the compensation we deserve. Because when we value ourselves, others will too.

Are you getting underpaid?! I know it sucks🤦🏻

1. Most of the time it sucks because you're comparing and that'll always take your joy. In some cases, you're not underpaid but someone else is overpaid. 
 2. When you don't have a job, you'll appreciate being a bit underpaid too. 
 3. Not all people can take the risk of standing against the organizations. 
 4. Indian labour laws suck and that's why the culture of fair compensation is just a joke. 
 P.s.: Everyone should know their 'market' value and they should always aim for the highest of the range.

Product Manager

Analyst 

Welcome to Software Engineers's Private Community

This will help the people to get the list of good companies with compensations, WLB.

Based on your response I will Inmail the recruiters.

I will start
- Microsoft (I am already working)
- Atlassian
- Google

PS: @BiriyaniEnthu Please don't comment with a question.

[Thread🧵] Best Companies to work in Bangalore

Atlassian is horrible. With the new changes in management, the company is going down to dogs. Please research instead of making these random claims

Software Developer

[Thread] Things to discuss/consider/ ask before accepting job offer?

I am seeing a lot of layoff related posts everywhere from news articles to LinkedIn.. Is the Job market really that bad now? Or just the media is projecting that way? 

If it's really bad, which department you think is the most affected? How's layoffs specifically in India? Or is it layoffs in US but more hiring in India due to cost cutting? 

Are layoffs in technology/engineering dept as in for developers or some other departments? Your thoughts please..

Job Market right now in India?

It is really bad right now 
 1. Layoffs in many of the companies, irrespective of whether they're a startup or a big MnC. 
 2. Almost everyone I know of wants to switch, because of no/less appraisals from last 2 years 
 3. Bad work life balance - people thinks switching might help 
 4. Too much competition for any open position. Because of too much supply, companies are low-balling and people would accept the offer.  
  
 Recruiters ghosting is too common. Even if you've killed in your interviews and recruiters get someone who's ready to join on less pay, they'll simply ghost you.

Software Engineer

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I believe it is extremely difficult to judge exact level of an individual during an interview. It is better to also use past salary as some indication of value to last company. Having said that, the company needs to get to the correct salary range depending on performance in first 6 months. 

Thoughts?

(Controversial Opinion) I think it’s okay to give salaries based on past salaries

Consultant

Founder

Welcome to Company Reviews's Private Community

Is cognizant work culture good ? How about the perks and increments ?

Business Analyst

Welcome to Consulting's Private Community

I have recently applied for 5 different companies, and it's the very first time I'm going to be switching. Any tips for how I should go about negotiating in interviews and what happens if I'm not happy with the compensation they are offering. Should I still get the offer letter and keep it with me to ask for higher than what the first company offered? 

Any general tips will help. Thanks.

Need tips on Job switch and interviews.

If you could give one piece of advice to someone just starting their career, what would it be?

Thousands laid off from India and US teams. The problem is, it came like death. The message of lay off came suddenly.

I want to know if companies want us to serve the notice period before leaving, then why don't they even give notice to find a new job?

I was the only breadwinner of my family and I am nowhere now. How should we go ahead with this? Do we have any legal options? Can we sue #pocketfm . What they did was absolutely unethical and 100% wrong.

To the most of us, they used to pay peanuts. But still we want to know our legal stand here.

Pocket FM Layoffs

got ghosted by them after clearing all rounds guess whatever happened was good only

Data engineer

Hi folks,

I work at a B2B SaaS company (been 2 years now) as a PM. From the last 12 months, my work has mostly revolved around strategy, business intelligence, program/general mgmt. I am now planning to quit and move on. However, I am not sure if I want to continue being a PM, because it's very overwhelming honestly and I actually enjoyed the last 12 months as a generalist. 

Need career advice whether to pursue program mgmt/strategy/general mgmt/Chief of staff/new initiatives roles or devote my time to prepare for PM interviews and also try to make up for the last 12 months.

Some pointers about me:

1. I have a CS degree from a tier II college but haven't coded in a while.
2. There is no particular reason to quit. The job is chill & remote. 
3. The head office is in the US. There is a possibility of moving to the US as well in the next 1 year.
4. The pay is fine. Not the best out there but decent

Career Dillema | PM feels overwhelming

Welcome to Confessions's Private Community

TL;DR: I joined a startup as a frontend intern, took on many responsibilities, but was continuously delayed on payment. After months of empty promises and low salary offers, I decided to leave. The CTO suggested if I quit, I wouldn't be a priority for getting my unpaid dues but I’d "learn a lot" if I stayed. I eventually resigned after one last month, but they delayed my salary again, and after calling them out, I was removed from company systems. A fellow developer faced similar issues and was threatened with legal action.

In December 2023, I joined a startup as a frontend developer intern. The core team had only three people. Even though I was an intern, I was their first frontend hire and took full control of their Next.js frontend. I also managed their Azure infrastructure, built an Android app with Expo React Native, handled deployments on virtual machines, and did some backend work.

The agreement was that I would be paid $12 per hour, but I was receiving monthly invoices, and payments were delayed by months. After four months, in April, I asked the founder about my pay, and he said they had a seed but were facing issues with converting it. He promised my dues would be cleared soon. Two more months passed, and I got the same reasons, plus delays due to the elections.

By mid-July, things took a turn for the worse. They admitted they don't have the money and couldn’t clear my dues for an unknown period of time. Instead, they offered me a full-time job with a salary of only $400 a month, which was way too low. At the end of July, I told them I wanted to leave. The CTO then said that if I left, I wouldn’t be on their priority list for getting my unpaid dues, but I’d "learn a lot" if I stayed. That was a big red flag for me.

Since I needed money, I decided to stay for another month to get that month's salary and then resign. I still wasn’t officially made full-time because they hadn’t finalized the paperwork, and my full-time role was supposed to start in September. After working for another month, I informed them that I would resign at the end of it.

When it came time to handover/knowledge transfer, I told them I wouldn’t start until I received my salary. The founder and CTO said it would take 30-45 days because of the full-and-final (FnF) process, even though I wasn’t a full-time employee—just a contractor—and the team only had three people. This was the breaking point for me. I confronted them, pointing out that they expected my work on time, but my pay was always delayed.

For that disagreement, they kicked me out of the company’s GitHub and Azure within hours. I then ranted about their dishonest behavior in the general Slack channel, left the workspace, and blocked the core team members.

Later, I stayed in touch with a backend developer friend who was also struggling. He hadn’t been paid that month's salary, despite it being well into September. He decided to pause his work and resign. The founder threatened him with legal action for "fraud" if he didn’t finish the handover. My friend knew it was an empty threat, so he found contract loopholes, replied to the founder, and was ghosted—no salary, no response.

Now it was my foolery too that I trusted someone's sweet words for so long and did unpaid work for so long. I shouldn't have trusted people blindly. And I have had my lesson, learnt a lot in tech

And I really wanted to share this, get different opinions and suggestions that can I do something about it. Like I cannot do something legally on them right now and I do want to name and shame them but there is a signed contract, and I guess I don't want legal trouble right now because I am too exhausted from all this

After 9 months of unpaid work for a startup, they kicked me out.

Hey peeps!

Currently working in a Fintech company in Mumbai as a Frontend Engineer with over a year of experience. The current CTC is 7 LPA. 

I feel like the growth here is limited and from the past few months there's been a lot of micro-management. Even the CTC is not up to Mumbai's expense standard. I live in a soapbox and pay like 1/5 th of monthly salary. Standard of living has been decreasing while it should be opposite.

+ I've 6 days work week with 9 hours /day shift. Although I've decided to drop in papers soon, I'd like to hear your opinions. 

Brownie points if you refer me to some good early stage startup probably in BLR or Pune or Remote.

Should I continue or resign

I aspire to work in Dubai as a Software Engineer. 

Due to a few cool perks like.

1. Good lifestyle.
2. 4 hours travel from India.
3. 0 tax benefits in your salary.

I know there are very good companies in Dubai like Careem, Emirates, Talabad, etc,. These companies do pay some hefty compensation.

If someone working in Dubai as a Software engineer add your input here, so that people in this community will get an idea about what it is like to work in Dubai.

You may spot out some realities and bust some myths.

Software Engineering at Dubai

So it's that time of the year when variable payouts are being processed. Everyone’s excited, checking their bank accounts. 
I get the email from HR - "Your annual bonus is..." 
I open it

It’s enough to buy me a nice lunch
I go to my boss and ask him about it
He says "We had a tough year, need to tighten our belts" 
I look at his belt - it’s designer

Meanwhile, I’m tightening mine to skip meals. I said "Thanks" and left. 
He says "Keep up the good work"
I leave the meeting room and start Googling jobs

- CONFESSED NO ONE

We had a tough year, need to tighten our belts

Human Resource

Welcome to News Discussion's Private Community

From the last few days there were talks going on about layoffs in Morgan Stanley. Some 7% of the global staff will be handed over the pink slip in this week. 
Well... It started happening from today ... Few colleagues from my department were laid, and the reason being "company is trying to survive in the market, company is planning the road ahead by taking such bold steps".
When this was announced, my anxiety shot up the next level and I couldn't wait for the meeting to finish.
The past few years have not been great for the business worldwide due to which many companies are forced to take such steps. These companies just have been doing a hiring spree from the last 1-2 years that now they are regretting their decisions and letting off their employees.
My question is - "If a company hires excessively during the bull market and is forced to lay off few of the employees during the downturn, has the company made an error by not evaluating the headcount or it was just simply the need of the hour" 
 
Please note - I know many people out there who have faced job cuts due to many factors, sincerely requesting people to take this matter very seriously

Layoffs - A complete mess made by the companies

Analyst

I'm looking for opportunities in Pune. I see companies in Bengaluru are hiring a lot and they are paying more than the market standards. I want to collate a list of such companies.

Let's add the names of  companies which give hefty compensation(e.g. 25LPA+ for 4 YOE) to software engineers(fullstack) for Pune location in the comments. I believe this post will help many.

Thanks

Companies that give hefty compensation to Software Engineers

Want to move out of india, does anyone has list of good product based companies in London/Australia with good pay. Any suggestions are welcome. If possible, referrals too.

Tried in meta, didn’t meet interview’s expectations in one coding round. Maybe, I try meta again in 6 months.
Tc - 42 LPA

Software Engineer - 6 YOE

I am not part of the Bangalore/Hyderabad group and due to personal reasons can't move there.

Due to this a lot of opportunities get lost as companies don't entertain applications. Is there a way to convince the hiring manager against this?

How to convince companies to hire remotely

what exact law would you like to have as an employee or a tenant ?

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