The company’s employees have expressed their frustration over the paltry salary increases they received during the appraisal season. Some shared sarcastic videos on social media of them counting coins — “chillar,” a word Indians jokingly use to describe a negligible addition — while others wrote about their experiences.
Something unusual happened to a Reddit user: “The award reduced his salary.” The user expressed his disappointment on r/India Workplace, detailing how he joined his current company six months ago, contributing at the same level as senior colleagues and hoping for a favorable review.
However, the increase fell far short of his expectations, even though he was working efficiently.
“I used to earn a decent amount and was happy with it. I only joined this company 6 months ago, pretty much the last possible time I wouldn’t be considered for an evaluation.”
I have been doing well here, doing almost the same amount of work as my seniors and generally doing quite a bit for the team. I had some expectations of getting a good rating on these.
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It turned out to be sad, sad and finally I got
I could do nothing but accept the letter,” he wrote.
Salary drop after tax adjustment
The employee said the increase proved ineffective as he saw his salary drop the following month after being reassigned to a higher tax bracket.
“A month later (yesterday) I was credited, it turns out I was moved to another tax slab and I don’t know the exact math, but I ended up getting 1.5000 less than before. Is there anything else I can do about it but cry to myself?”
The employee also recalled his earlier job change and stated that the overall salary increase was not as significant as expected.
“My overall jump percentage from the previous organization to this wasn’t great either. That’s a story in itself.”
A screenshot from a viral post.
I had an interview here, got a 40% lead and then accepted the offer. On the same day, my previous organization decided to promote me to the next level with a 25% increase, so my net increase was only 15%. It was so stupid that people on my team were laughing when I finished😭😭”
How people online reacted:
The post sparked a flurry of reactions, with several users suggesting the individual may have miscalculated and advising them to contact a chartered accountant or tools such as Gemini.
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One user wrote: “Dude, you’re probably missing some rebates, that’s not how tax loopholes work. Ask a CA buddy what’s up, or maybe ask Gemini.”
Another user said: “Apparently it’s not as unusual as I thought.
I heard the same thing happened to another friend at another company… But like you said, I think there’s more to it than just the tax. I need to get a detailed breakdown of the payroll, which will still be uploaded to our portal.’
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A third user commented: “Could you give a breakdown of your salary or give your total compensation? Moving to the next tax bracket should never reduce your relief due to marginal relief. Unless their payroll software has miscalculated or switched you to another regime.”
(Disclaimer: This report is based on user generated content from social media. Livemint has not independently verified and does not endorse these claims.)
