Overview
- The candidate asked days before onboarding for Vanshiv Technologies to match a competing offer nearly ₹2 lakh higher, according to CEO Gaurav Kheterpal.
- Kheterpal said his team declined to revise pay, the candidate opted for the other company, and Vanshiv withdrew its offer.
- Per Kheterpal’s post, the candidate showed Vanshiv’s offer letter to the second employer to seek a bump, and that founder contacted him.
- Kheterpal said the second company also pulled its offer, after which the candidate tried to rejoin Vanshiv on the original terms but was told the offer was no longer open.
- The post went viral, prompting discussion over trust, confidentiality of offer letters, and hiring ethics, with coverage relying on Kheterpal’s account without independent verification.