India, Feb. 5 -- An employee was left shocked after discovering that his company was advertising his exact role at a salary nearly $18,000 higher than what he currently earns, despite previously telling him there was no budget for a raise.

In a Reddit post titled 'Found out my company is hiring for my exact position at $18k more than what I make', the user shared that he has been employed as a logistics coordinator at a mid-sized distribution firm in Ohio for nearly three years. He said he started at $42,000 and was raised to $45,000 last year "after basically begging for a raise." "They told me budget was tight and that was the best they could do," the Redditor wrote.

However, the situation took an unexpected turn when he was helping a...