A job seeker tried using two companies’ offers to negotiate higher pay, but both firms withdrew after repeated bargaining.

A hiring experience shared by a tech leader has gone viral, sparking conversations about professionalism and last-minute salary negotiations. Taking to X, Gaurav Kheterpal, the founder and CEO of Vanshiv Technologies, shared that a candidate, who was slated to join his company on Monday, emailed just days before onboarding, asking the firm to match a competing offer that was nearly ₹ 2 lakh higher.

Kheterpal said that his firm responded immediately, telling him he was welcome to join at the originally agreed package, and if he’s not interested, the company will withdraw the offer. According to Kheterpal, the candidate replied, saying he would “join the other compan

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