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Tech CEO Says Last-Minute Pay Push Cost Candidate Two Offers

The account, posted on X, describes both firms rescinding offers after repeated renegotiation.

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.