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1mo

a product owner

Mind Blown: Asked for 26 LPA, Company Offered 30 LPA + Fully Remote!

Hey everyone, Experiencing something new in my job search and could use some collective wisdom! Quick background: I'm a Product Owner, 9 years in, currently hybrid at 18.5 LPA (17.6 fixed). I was interviewing for another hybrid role and felt 26 LPA was a reasonable ask (it was for Pune, I'm currently in Ahmedabad). I had two rounds of interviews, and they felt really good, especially the second one. Fast forward to the offer stage... they offered me 30 LPA CTC, fully remote! Don't get me wrong, I'm thrilled! But also scratching my head a bit. Why offer 4 lakhs above my asking price? * Did I lowball myself that much? * Are their internal pay scales just that high for the role/level? * Was my interview performance that strong? * Trying to preempt a counteroffer situation? Has anyone, especially recruiters, ever seen this happen? What are the likely reasons a company goes significantly above the candidate's ask? Would love to hear your theories or experiences!

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fakesparrow

ex -

ReBid

same happened with me , I applied for an internship role for a DevOps position on wellfound and my ask was of 50K/Month. They took 4 interview of mine and in the HR round they offered me full time with 10 LPA . May be the CEO was so impressed with my skills.. 😀😀

patteringstarfish

currently not working

[fakesparrow](username) 😒

anonymust

works at

ACC

Pay parity, some companies do follow it diligently. You might have found a great employer.

a lead business analyst

1mo

Seems like you got lucky, plus 30LPA for 9 YOE is decent for your job profile giving the current market.

a product owner

author

1mo

[a lead business analyst](username) Yeah. I feel it's a lot more than decent. Thanking my stars.

honorablehazelnut

works at

Citicorp

Hearty congrats on your offer. I'm learning to break into Product Management, I'm a Data Analyst as of now. Can we discuss over DM on the same, if it's fine with you?!

veganbob

1mo

works at

Amazon

could be any of these factors , maybe the boss liked your performance much , myabe you got a good reference , maybe you fit the bill a 100% and the company didnt want to lose you , and on an off change the HR messed up , u never know

a product owner

author

1mo

[officechairwarrior](username) Nah man, she confirmed my ask and then said we'll make you happy with our offer before releasing it.

shrunkencorn

1mo

ex -

Ksolves India Limited

[a product owner](username) make you happy? This is one in a million statement by an HR

ctrlaltdelmyjob

1mo

An Assistant Manager

congratulations ,on overachieving 😒

a product owner

author

1mo

[ctrlaltdelmyjob](username) I hope everyone does.

an executive

1mo

Don't know but Happy for you. Keep doing good deeds. Congratulations 🎉🎉

a software developer

1mo

Thats great, congratulations 🙌. Can u mention this super cool company. So that i can add it to my wishlist 🤭

baalaa

works at

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries

It's most likely because that's the median/average pay for the role touve applied for in that org. It is not unusual, but also not common at the same time. I have had friends who have made jumps from 15LPA to 30 LPA. One jumped from 40LPA to 75LPA (Includes 15L of ESOPs, but still😅)

passionateelephant

1mo

works at

CorroHealth infotech

Kyu jala rhe ho 😭, mjhe toh 8 mila usme b I've to move to hyderabad from NCR in 3 yoe

fashionableespresso

3w (edited)

works at

Walmart

[passionateelephant](username) 3 YOE pe 8-10 LPA is good. No need to be jealous. You will have a higher package than us when you complete 9 YOE.

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p1x3l

1mo (edited)

works at

PwC

🔥 aag laga di, aag laga di 😅 All the best.

a quality engineer 2

1mo

Great man! Really happy for you.. Btw please let me know if a QA can switch to Product owner and how can I make that switch, some suggestion would be really helpful, thanks and kudos

shubhamsarkar

ex -

AIG Hospital

Seems like they had a budget more than 30 LPA

chrispbacon

1mo

An Assistant Manager

as my dadi used to say , tu aam kha gutliyan kyun gin rha hai

a product owner

author

1mo

[chrispbacon](username) Lol true. But I wanna understand the reasons in order to be able to repeat this in future😅😅😅

hoofhearted

1mo

A Senior Software Engineer

i am so jealous

a product owner

author

1mo

[hoofhearted](username) don't be, you'll get a lot more buddy. 😄

hoofhearted

1mo

A Senior Software Engineer

[a product owner](username) i hope so 😁 , anyway congratulations

prodfixer

1mo

works at

Lowe's

Did you cross check in Ambitionbox salary for the role and YOE? Is it not falling under the bracket? Btw, which company this is?

a product owner

author

1mo

[prodfixer](username) yeah showing 15-20 lpa

narutouchiha

1mo

works at

BPAAS Solutions

if poosibel just let me where and how to apply for these comapnies

a product owner

author

1mo

[narutouchiha](username) they reached out to me. I didn't apply

whistlingmatcha

1mo

works at

Accenture

Can you please guide me more about company and role?

heartysoda

1mo

works at

Cox & Kings

I think the only reason might be that's their base salary for your experience and role you are joining for. They have to give you that minimum. Once you join and see what your peers get, you might feel different. But I'd still say enjoy it don't let that ruin your happiness.