Employee quits after 6 months of burnout leads to hospitalization; in a shocker, boss offers promotion, salary raise of their choice and 3 months off in bid to keep themAn employee from Philippines faced intense burnout after repeatedly taking on more than they could handle at work. Following a stressful ho...
28 Sep, 2026, 03.53 PM IST
Rs 57 lakh remote job vs Rs 68 lakh Bengaluru offer: Techie in Madurai plans 20-hour weekly train commute, asks if it’s worth itA tech professional in Madurai is weighing a Rs 57 lakh fully remote job against a Rs 68 lakh Bengaluru offer. The new role offers a Staff ...
28 Sep, 2026, 12.52 PM IST
'Forget coding, just learn how to cheat': Startup cofounder reacts to Reddit post claiming cheaters get jobs fasterA startup cofounder has reacted to a Reddit post by a 2026 computer science graduate who claimed that students spending months on DSA, AI s...
28 Sep, 2026, 12.27 PM IST
One answer to HR’s salary question can cost you the job or result in underpayment. Career coach says, 'Never say…'Salary expectation questions are common in interviews, but stating a specific number can reduce a candidate's negotiating power. Career coa...
28 Sep, 2026, 10.35 AM IST
How EPFO wage ceiling reset will change PF contribution mathThe Employees' Provident Fund Organisation has changed the mandatory wage ceiling from Rs 15,000 to Rs 25,000 as of September 17. This shif...
27 Sep, 2026, 02.20 PM IST
AI taking jobs? Techie warns how long-term EMIs could become a financial burden for software engineersA software engineer voices her worries about AI's long-term effects on job security, particularly the stress of layoffs while handling EMIs...
27 Sep, 2026, 10.19 AM IST
Same Rs 3.5 LPA offer, two very different choices: 4 years later, one reached Rs 38 LPA while the other switched domainsTwo college batchmates received the same 3.5 LPA Wipro offer in 2022 but took different paths afterward. One rejected the job and spent two...
26 Sep, 2026, 11.44 PM IST
‘No offer letter until you work’: Woman shares sister’s Kolkata interview experience, claims offer letter came with a conditionA LinkedIn post about an interview experience in Kolkata has triggered discussion over recruitment practices after a woman said her sister ...
26 Sep, 2026, 10.57 PM IST
Wife got late husband’s job on compassionate grounds, she left mother-in-law alone and remarried; Rajasthan HC orders 25% salary for mother-in-lawWife got late husband’s job on compassionate grounds, she left mother-in-law alone and remarried; Rajasthan High Court protects her and ord...
26 Sep, 2026, 03.28 PM IST
Don't cut salaries: Ministry sends a missive to companies after new ₹25,000 EPF wage ceilingThe Labour and Employment Ministry has instructed employers to maintain employees' statutory wages after raising the EPFO ceiling. Workers ...
26 Sep, 2026, 11.39 AM IST
Sharing your salary with everyone? Woman explains the comparisons and pressure it can createA woman on social media shared her advice on discussing salaries, urging people to be selective about revealing their exact earnings to fri...
21 Sep, 2026, 08.11 PM IST
Woman warns against sharing exact salary with everyone. Experts reveal pay conversations can help, but context mattersA woman’s warning against sharing exact salary figures has sparked debate over financial privacy, workplace comparisons and pay transparenc...
21 Sep, 2026, 08.08 PM IST
She lives in Yellowstone, but once had a corporate job earning $75,000 in Chicago: 26-year-old learns why sometimes earning less still makes financial senseA 26-year-old woman walked away from a $75,000 corporate job in Chicago and moved to Yellowstone National Park to work as a seamstress. Her...
21 Sep, 2026, 03.53 PM IST
Salary increase strategy for '2x hike': 5 career mistakes to avoid that quietly keeps your income lower than your market valueA corporate employee with more than 15 years of experience has shared his views on why many professionals struggle to see significant salar...
20 Sep, 2026, 02.54 PM IST
Rs 42,000 salary, layoffs, scam and lost offers: How a Bengaluru techie reached Rs 75 lakh packageA social media user named Pooja shared how her cousin’s salary rose from Rs 42,000 a month to Rs 2.30 lakh, with a Rs 75 lakh package, in 1...
20 Sep, 2026, 09.36 AM IST
“My August earnings”: Delhi woman reveals how she made ₹1.56 lakh after moving from ₹22,000 private job to government jobA woman's career in Delhi took a positive turn when she secured a government job, propelling her monthly income to around ninety thousand r...
18 Sep, 2026, 11.06 AM IST
Recruiter told a 32-year-old woman her salary expectations were far above the company’s budget and rejected her application, but she said she was proud she did not offer to work for less just to stay in the runningA Reddit user’s job application was rejected after she gave a salary range she believed matched her experience, but she said the rejection ...
13 Sep, 2026, 03.00 PM IST