Candidate asks for Rs 65,000. HR offers Rs 50,000, promising 'learning opportunities'. She accepts. What happens two months later leaves the company with regretsCandidate asks for Rs 65,000 but accepts Rs 50,000 after HR promises learning opportunities. Two months later, after being loaded with extr...
04 Aug, 2026, 10.47 AM IST
"Atithi Devo Bhava": Russian woman travelling first time in India deeply moved by late-night cab driver’s unexpected gesture04 Aug, 2026, 10.15 AM IST
Earn more, spend more, stay broke: CA warns against the comfortable poverty of high-income earnersCA Nitin Kaushik warns that a higher salary does not automatically create wealth. He argues that lifestyle inflation, social media comparis...
04 Aug, 2026, 09.17 AM IST
India's education crisis: Overqualified yet underqualifiedIndia's education system is leaving graduates both overqualified and underqualified, failing to meet the needs of a changing labour market....
03 Aug, 2026, 11.27 PM IST
Bengaluru salary drain decoded: 5 money leaks that silently kill your savings despite good income. Here's the solutionMany Bengaluru professionals struggle to save despite earning good salaries, and the reason may not be low income but everyday spending hab...
03 Aug, 2026, 07.28 PM IST
Candidate asked for Rs 90,000. HR refused and offered Rs 80,000. She questioned why the company advertised salaries up to Rs 1 lakhDelhi-based entrepreneur Kanika Jain shared a salary negotiation where a candidate asked for Rs 90,000, within the advertised Rs 75,000 to ...
03 Aug, 2026, 07.08 PM IST
Man, who refused US job offer earlier, pays over Rs 1 crore income tax, says 'I'm earning for someone else'; sparks debateA man's Rs 1.14 crore income tax payment sparked debate on taxpayer value in India. He chose to stay in India despite overseas job offers t...
03 Aug, 2026, 03.26 PM IST
“India has a different rulebook”: Polish woman’s 15-point list on life in India sparks reactionsA Polish woman shared fifteen observations about adapting to everyday Indian life online. She noted changes in her behavior, like eating st...
02 Aug, 2026, 11.04 AM IST
Bengaluru techie turned Rapido driver to clean debts and realises bitter truth about an 'invisible' section of society: 'We often complain...'A tech professional recently revealed on Reddit how he was made to work as a Rapido driver to pay off credit card bills and how misbehaviou...
02 Aug, 2026, 12.07 AM IST
8th Pay Commission salary calculator: How gross salary of central government employees may double in just 7 yearsFitment factor in 8th Pay Commission: Employee groups recommend increasing annual increments and merging dearness allowance with basic pay....
01 Aug, 2026, 09.24 AM IST
Rs 2 crore salary rejected without a second thought: Techie chooses lower income job and the internet agrees with his logicA Dubai-based software developer's LinkedIn post has gone viral after he shared why a friend rejected a Rs 2 crore annual salary in India f...
31 Jul, 2026, 10.13 PM IST
'Labourers earn more than MBBS doctors': Kerala doctor's viral video sparks debate about medical professionAn Instagram video sparked debate about MBBS doctor salaries in Kerala. The user claimed low pay and limited government vacancies exist. Co...
30 Jul, 2026, 01.03 PM IST
'Grass looking greener in India': Mumbai startup founder claims reverse brain drain is rising as Indians studying abroad look to return homeInternational graduates are increasingly considering returning to India after their studies abroad. Students cite India's economic growth a...
29 Jul, 2026, 11.14 AM IST
Freshers offer first month's salary for job referrals amid tough hiring marketAmid fierce competition, new graduates are resorting to offering their first paycheck for job referrals. This strategy underscores the diff...
28 Jul, 2026, 05.27 PM IST
India's salary hotspots are no longer just the biggest metrosIndia's salary growth is becoming more geographically balanced, with Tier-2 cities such as Ahmedabad, Visakhapatnam, Nagpur and Jaipur reco...
28 Jul, 2026, 04.24 PM IST
IITian earning Rs 1 crore had to borrow Rs 15,000 to pay income tax. His CA shares a financial lessonCA Pratibha Goyal shared on X that one of her IITian clients, who has earned over Rs 1 crore annually for five years and owns three houses,...
28 Jul, 2026, 03.40 PM IST
Gurgaon cook earns more than a govt school teacher, yet isn't allowed to sit at his employer's table. Social media post sparks job vs respect debateA Gurugram cook earns more than government school teacher. This disparity highlights urban India's disconnect between income and social def...
21 Jul, 2026, 02.53 PM IST