India, March 25 -- The Bengaluru-based founder of asset management firm 16VC has come under fire for advertising unpaid jobs on LinkedIn. Sridhar Arunagiri took to LinkedIn last week to share vacancies for four roles within his company. Sridhar made it clear that 16VC would only hire a "top performer" who would be expected to work out of their Bengaluru office, with no remote or hybrid flexibility.

And then came the stinger - "this is an unpaid role until you match all the checklist," wrote Sridhar.

His post made it clear that candidates selected for the roles of product manager, software engineer, UX developer, and growth marketer would have to fulfil an extensive list of requirements before they could get paid. Then, too, the first mo...