A software professional has shared his unexpected career milestone on Reddit, earning praise and encouragement from users after revealing that he received a pay rise just four months into a new job. The post, titled “received a hike within 4 months of joining new company,” quickly gained traction on the platform.

In his post, the techie wrote, “YOE: 7.2. CTC: 32 LPA after the hike . Was 31 LPA before. I joined my current company around 4 months back. It is a mid-sized PBC and is fully remote. It is my first product-based company and when I joined I received like a 100% hike. They in fact offered me more than I asked for.”

What surprised him?

He went on to explain that his manager surprised him with another appraisal despite his short time at the company. “It is appraisal time at the c

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