India, Dec. 17 -- After 3 months of unemployment, a tech professional thought they had secured a win with a 38 LPA offer. However, the initial relief quickly turned into 'salary regret' after the techie with seven years of experience and an IIM degree started wondering if they had accepted a lowball offer.

The Reddit user asked, "38 LPA All Fixed in Delhi NCR with 7+ yrs & IIM MBA, Am I being underpaid?" The individual continued, "Born and brought up in Delhi NCR, 7+ years of experience, about 6 of those in pure engineering and product development, topped up with an IIM MBA. Recently landed an offer at 38 LPA, all fixed, based in NCR."

The techie asked, "Grateful, yes. But also can't shake the feeling that I might be behind compared to ...