Man gets 27.5% pay cut in job offer, shares 5 reasons how company justified it

Key points

• A jobseeker has sparked a debate about hiring practices after revealing how a company used five points to justify offering him a 27.5 per cent pay cut for a senior management role, despite his decade of experience and a salary expectation he says was disclosed from the very first interview call.
• The candidate shared his experience in a Reddit post on r/IndianWorkplace titled, "Got offered a 27.5% pay cut for a senior role.
• While he expected negotiations, he said he was surprised by the reasoning used to determine his compensation.
• The first sticking point, he claimed, was his freelancing experience.
• The candidate said...