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Can someone please explain what is “SUPPLEMENTARY allowance” in my payslip??? It is the highest in my entire payslip, more than basic salary. Basic is lets say ₹7 lac annually and supplementary bonus is ₹7 lac 40 thousand.
Can someone please explain why this exists in my paylslip, is it good or bad from tax perspective and shall I ask my HR to decrease it???
Please help asap.
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Hi Fishes, Sometime back I was interviewed for Technical Support Job role in my domain. T1 went well. T2, in my understanding was better only (not great like T1 but not blunder. I felt it was nice and i replied majority of questions). They released the feedback after 10 days with "Not Positive". I am not totally sure with feedback as I replied majority of questions correct. I am being bit curious with "Microsoft" tag. What can be the reason?
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Absolutely not. If the culture was really that good, they would prioritize paying their people. Every company on the planet is going to say it has a great culture because that's unquantifiable and hard to prove. I would certainly not take $20,000 less for some promises about culture.
Very well said. I’m inclined to agree with you.
HAHAH this made me laugh because how stupid do they think we are? I definitely wouldn't fall for this. There is no way the environment is just SO good that people take pay cuts.
You get it. Like how are my supposed to manage the bills.
Did you talk to folks who work there? Is the work life balance and no ego real? It might be worth it depending on what get. Is there any room to negotiate - high risk, high reward. You take the cut (if the rest checks out) but you get a bonus or raise based on x criteria? Market rate is dropping. So if it’s worth it for other things. Worst case is a market you take the cut and the company is t sought after.
Yes, got mixed reports on the work life balance but they do speak highly of the client list which might be good for experience. I’m just not sure that’s enough to take a pay cut for.
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I took a pay cut for a job in a company headquartered in my hometown. I was moving from Chicago to a third tier city so I was able to justify it to myself as lateral move due to the drop in cost of living.
That’s good to know. I hope it was a good decision overall?
It depends on where you are in your life/career and what your long term goals are. I took an almost $20k paycut to work at Wieden and don’t regret it. But that wouldn’t have been the case earlier or later in my career.
Ohhh wow. This is actually so encouraging. Thanks for sharing. Looks like it is really possible.
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"Amazing culture" is the oldest low-ball cover in the industry. $20k less is not a rounding error — that's $200k over 10 years, plus compounding losses on every future salary negotiation anchored to that lower number.
The boutique agency prestige tax is real: they know their brand is desirable, and they price that into your compensation. You pay them to work there.
Culture genuinely can be worth something — but it rarely survives a reorg, a new hire, or a rough client quarter. And when it falls apart, you're still making $20k less.
Counter at your current number. If they can't move, that tells you exactly how much the culture is actually worth to them.
Anyone who took the cut — did the reality match the pitch?
You could have stopped at the first sentence. If that’s what they are offering and salaries are going down everywhere else. The choice is stay (assuming in your control) or go. We’re in for a few years of very unequal salaries.