India, June 22 -- A software engineer with three years of experience has gone viral after calling a 45 LPA job offer "disappointing" and asking the internet for advice. The role is for a Member of Technical Staff (MTS) position and includes Rs.30 lakh fixed salary, Rs.3 lakh as bonus, and stock worth $52,000 (vested over four years).

Despite the seemingly competitive offer, the engineer explained that this brings a 0%- or possibly even a negative hike from his current salary. He also mentioned having other offers from startups but is not interested in joining those companies.

The viral post was first shared on the anonymous platform Grapevine and later reposted on X (formerly Twitter) by the account @OnTheGrapevine. It sparked an immedi...