Developer Demands Significant Salary Hike After Initially Accepting Lower Offer

Knot Dating CEO Expresses Frustration Over Renegotiated Contract

Company: Knot Dating CEO: Jasveer Singh Job Title: Backend Developer Salary Offer: Rs 28 lakh (33% increase from Rs 21 lakh per annum) Renegotiated Salary: Rs 36 lakh Original Acceptance Date: Before joining (no specific date mentioned) Renegotiation Date: Two days before joining

Jasveer Singh, CEO of Knot Dating, has expressed disappointment over a newly hired backend developer's attempt to renegotiate a contract just two days before joining. The candidate, Emailed Singh, had initially accepted a Rs 28 lakh offer, which is a 33% increase from his previous Rs 21 lakh per annum salary.

According to Singh, the developer had already accepted the original contract and confirmed joining before attempting to renegotiate. Singh pointed out that the developer had set a "personal boundary" stating he would not work on weekends.

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The incident sparked reactions online, with some social media users saying such incidents are routine in the IT sector, while others urged better hiring protections. A section of users defended the candidate's actions, stating that they were simply optimizing for themselves in a competitive market.