Got the interview done today with HCL Technologies technologies. When I was asked what’s your expectation, I said 75%. The interviewer said can’t give more than 10-15% as it’s the market standard for PM. On top of that, I was told that I should be working on Au/Nz time zone only, non-negotiable. I said, thank you good bye.

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That's a great interaction to learn from actually. It's good that you know your worth. I feel like their company standard is quite wrong.

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Good for you for holding your ground. However, why was there such a bit difference between your asking and their industry standard? Do you feel their industry standard is incorrect?

My yoe is 8 as Tech PM and 18 overall. The market standard for any role has gone up to 50-60%. Forget HCL, the industry standard of any IT consulting company is definitely not 15% unless your pay extremely high. ‘Am heavily underpaid in my current role. Moreover, out of that 15%, 10% becomes the variable pay which is BS. So, the overall fixed pay is just 5%? Why would I have to opt for a AU/NZ shift only to get 5% hike? And, that would translate roughly to additional ₹1000 in take home

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