Engineer Advises Employees To Switch Job For Salary Growth: ‘Appraisal Is A Joke’

Appraisal period is a crucial time for employees’ career growth, as they go through performance review and receive feedback. Amid ongoing debates about lower salary hikes, Akshay Saini, an engineer from Dehradun, grabbed attention with his candid social media post. Saini shed light on harsh realities about achieving higher salaries during appraisal season and urged employees not to hesitate to switch jobs if they feel underpaid. According to the engineer, internal appraisals and promotions in most Indian companies are a joke. He advised people to look out for new work without overthinking. Since Saini shared the post on X, his opinion has sparked discussions and connected well with other users.

The engineer wrote, “HARD TRUTH: Switching jobs is the only way to reach high salaries. In most Indian companies, the internal appraisal is a joke. Even above average engineers hardly get a double digit hike. If you’re underpaid, don’t overthink, just Switch. The HARD TRUTH is, if you start your career with a Low Salary, you will have to switch jobs to reach High salary. The HARD TRUTH is, internal appraisals are very low. Internal promotion process is broken. If you start with a low salary, switching jobs gets you much more salary hikes. That’s the reason you will see a lot of highly paid software engineers (who started from a low salary) must have switched jobs frequently.”

“So, if you’re stuck in a low paying job and have tried to get a raise or a promotion and FAILED, consider Switching your job. SALARY is as important as GOOD WORK. Lastly remember, ‘If you’re underpaid, it’s YOUR fault.’ Only switch your job if you really are underpaid. Don’t be GREEDY. PS. ‘Greed has no cure’,” Akshay Saini concluded.

In response to the post, an individual shared their personal experience, claiming that they switched jobs within six months and saw a rise in salary from 6.5LPA to 9.6LPA within a short period.

Another highlighted the importance of self-improvement and staying aware of their own value in the company. The user advised employees to understand the salary they deserve and be prepared to find opportunities elsewhere if their current company is not willing to meet their expectations.

One more wrote, “SALARY is as important as GOOD WORK.”

Since Akshay Saini shared the post on X, it has gone viral and garnered over 25,000 views.