Candidate wanted Rs 32,000, but accepted Rs 20,000 salary out of desperation and urgency. A month later, he discovered how much his colleagues earnA candidate accepted a low salary due to urgent need but later discovered colleagues earned significantly more for the same work. This reve...
20 Jun, 2026, 11.34 AM IST
A new hire waited exactly five minutes after a 10 AM salary credit to submit a resignation email at 10:05 AM, prompting an HR executive to question whether weeks of onboarding and training deserved at least a full day's loyaltyA new employee resigned just five minutes after receiving their first salary. This incident has sparked widespread discussion about the evo...
13 Jun, 2026, 03.56 PM IST
Employee created a spreadsheet on personal MacBook to simplify workflow, but after quitting, ex-company now claims he stole it and filed a police reportA California employee says his former company filed a police report accusing him of stealing a “trade secret” after he left with a spreadsh...
13 Jun, 2026, 01.18 PM IST
Saudi Arabia to require Premium Residency holders to obtain dedicated work permitsSaudi Arabia's Premium Residency holders must now secure a dedicated work permit via the Qiwa digital platform, costing SR100. This new req...
13 Jun, 2026, 12.17 PM IST
The appraisal hangover: How a poor performance review can hurt your career if you react emotionallyCold data, not emotions, will cure your appraisal hangover, says Devashish Chakravarty.
08 Jun, 2026, 12.08 PM IST
From $22 billion to zero: Success, not failure, brought Byju downByju's, once a $22 billion edtech giant, has collapsed. Founder Byju Raveendran faces jail for contempt. The company's downfall stems from ...
27 May, 2026, 02.40 PM IST
Rules for faster full and final settlement, annual leave encashment & other provisions are already effective under new labour code even without state government notification, know what it meansNew labour code provisions are now effective across India from November 21, 2025. Employee benefits like faster full and final payments and...
22 May, 2026, 11.37 AM IST
Stocks in news: ITC, LIC, Sun Pharma, Maruti Suzuki, Fino Payments BankBenchmark indices experienced a negative close on Thursday, marked by volatile trade and profit booking. Analysts anticipate the Nifty to c...
22 May, 2026, 06.11 AM IST
Quote of the Day by Steve Jobs: 'People think focus means saying yes to the thing you've got...'-Inspiring lesson by co-founder of Apple on why success depends on saying 'no' more than 'yes'Steve Jobs taught a powerful lesson on focus. He believed success comes from saying no to many good ideas. This discipline helped save Appl...
20 May, 2026, 05.46 PM IST
Employees are quitting without another offer, and workplace stress may explain whyMany workers would never have thought about leaving a job without having another job lined up before. As a result of stress, heavy workload...
18 May, 2026, 02.51 PM IST
Is your boss playing favorites? Psychology says this bias is often driven by hidden insecurity — a need to control, boost ego, and mask deeper leadership weaknessesThe psychology of workplace favoritism shows that it is rarely about one employee being more capable than another. Instead, it often stems ...
18 May, 2026, 02.34 PM IST
Junior analyst leaves Ohio logistics firm, then gets hit with $3,000 bill for attending zoom seminar teaching ‘basic excel shortcuts’: ‘an exit fee for quitting’An Ohio junior analyst says his former employer sent him a $3,000 “training repayment” bill after he quit for a better job, claiming a Zoom...
14 May, 2026, 01.52 PM IST
Air India turns to pay cuts and fewer flights as war worsens financial strugglesAir India is considering major cost-cutting steps amid the Iran war, including furloughs for nontechnical staff, salary cuts for senior exe...
08 May, 2026, 12.43 PM IST
Employee reveals how layoffs backfired on company management: ' Suddenly we are getting meetings about...'A recent Reddit post detailed how company layoffs unexpectedly triggered a wave of resignations among surviving employees. Workers, fearing...
07 May, 2026, 11.23 PM IST
Tax-free allowances rise, so do employer costs: The salary structuring dilemma under the Social Security CodeEnhanced tax-free allowances under the Income-Tax Rules, 2026 can improve employees’ take-home pay. However, the expanded definition of “wa...
06 May, 2026, 07.33 AM IST
A simple air cooler vs losing a good employee?: Tamil Nadu founder shares an important lesson most bosses missA founder's simple act of buying an air cooler for an employee struggling with heat has sparked a conversation. This gesture underscores ho...
24 Apr, 2026, 03.28 PM IST
'You'll need to have credit card', HR tells employee before joining. He resigns on the spot after hearing the reasonA new employee resigned before starting their job after an HR representative revealed that salaries were sometimes delayed and employees we...
21 Apr, 2026, 10.51 AM IST