What did the employee allegedly do to convert the salary of ₹4 lakh into ₹12 lakh? How did Anmol Garg react to this whole matter while sharing the viral post? What kind of different opinions did people give on social media regarding payslip editing and salary negotiation?
An employee allegedly manipulated his payslip to convert a Rs 4 lakh annual package into an offer of Rs 12 lakh. This matter came to light after an Instagram post went viral. Instagram influencer Anmol Garg posted a screenshot of a message sent by an unknown person, after which there was an uproar. In the message, the person said that while changing jobs, to get a better offer, he edited his pay slip and showed the annual salary of Rs 4 lakh as Rs 7 lakh.
In this widely shared post, it was claimed that this trick worked for him. When he told the recruiter that he wanted a 20% increase on his current salary, the company offered him Rs 8.5 lakh per annum. According to reports, he showed this offer letter in his next job interview and eventually got the final package of Rs 12 lakh per annum.
The message sent in the post read, “Brother, I edited the pay slip and changed the salary of Rs 4 lakh to Rs 7… The company said if you want a 20% hike then jump… They gave an offer letter of Rs 8.5… By showing this offer letter, I cracked the interview of another company and finally got an offer of Rs 12.”
Anmol Garg shared the screenshot and wrote, “God is watching everything,” which meant that this act was wrong and raised moral questions over it.
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However, people seemed divided on this issue on the internet. Some users called the move dishonest and fraudulent, while others argued that companies themselves often underpay employees and rely heavily on past salaries while hiring.
People’s opinion on social media
One user jokingly commented, “This is very unethical! Please give the editor’s number 🙂”
Another user raised the question why past salary should determine future salary. He wrote, “Meaning that the company had the ability to pay that much salary for the same post. Then why should salary history become a reason for exploitation? Therefore it should be mandatory for HR to never ask for salary history and disclose the salary band during the recruitment process.”
A third user defended the employee’s actions, saying, “She passed the interview and these people thought she was worth so much money, so they made her an offer? How is that wrong when the industry itself isn’t fair?”
Some users blamed the corporate culture for this. One comment read, “There is nothing wrong with private companies… the kind of pressure they give in exchange for salary.”
Many users even praised this step. One commenter wrote, “This guy is a legend.”