Tier-1 college intern refuses ?10,000 salary, founder faces flak after calling out this 'mindset'
Vinayak Sarawagi, a software engineer turned entrepreneur, sparked controversy after sharing a WhatsApp conversation in which a college student declined an internship offer for ?10,000, citing their Tier 1 college background.
A software engineer who just became an entrepreneur has sparked a controversy over whether the prestige of one's degree should influence one's compensation at work. Vinayak Sarawagi shared a screenshot of his WhatsApp conversation with a college student about a potential internship at his firm. The candidate declined the offer as the salary was ?10,000.
Founder calls out intern for refusing ?10,000 salary
I thought this mindset was going away, but sadly it's not pic.twitter.com/AaOHVh8vhv
¡ª Vinayak Sarawagi (@vinayak2506) November 30, 2024
"I thought this mindset was going away, but sadly it's not," Sarawagi wrote on X (previously Twitter), posting a screenshot of the brief exchange.
The college student texted him: "I'm sorry it won't work for me; coming from a Tier 1 college, this is too low for me." I hope you understand. The founder responded with a simple "okay cool" message.
Sarawagi's tweet soon gained notice on the internet, eliciting conflicting reactions from users. A screenshot showed him responding to an X user and exposing the college student's income of ?10,000 quickly went viral.
The founder faced criticism from the internet
Hello sir, huge respect for you. But since you posted here without discussing it with me, I thought I would post here.
¡ª Vinayak Sarawagi (@vinayak2506) December 1, 2024
Don't know how to do long form replies here, so posting the note here. pic.twitter.com/LN57tUHHWX
Following this, Sarawagi faced criticism for the amount he offered a possible intern.
"Founder gets sad when someone from a tier-1 college refuses to join at ?10,000 per month. Zamindaari nahi jaayegi is desh se (Feudal mindset won¡¯t leave this country)," X user Ravi Handa said.
Following this, Sarawagi faced criticism for the amount he offered a possible intern. Sarawagi provided a thorough response, outlining his reasoning behind the compensation offer. He explained that he was using his savings to pay interns for the open-source framework he was developing.
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