India, Sept. 21 -- A Reddit post is going viral after a techie shared their frustration over being underpaid compared to a new hire with similar experience. The post, titled "Joined at 8.5 LPA, now at 11 LPA after 2 years. new hire with 3 YOE joined at 18 LPA. Am I being underpaid?", was shared by a 2023 graduate with two years of experience at their current company.

The employee explained that they joined as a fresher through campus placements at Rs.8.5 lakh per annum and recently received a promotion to Rs.11 lakh per annum. Despite consistently performing well, they discovered a new hire with three years of experience had joined at Rs.18 LPA.

"From what I've seen over the last 4 months, he hasn't contributed a single line to the code...