India, June 15 -- A techie's claim that remote work is "the biggest scam sold" to Indian developers has sparked a discussion on X, with users weighing the benefits of work-from-home against concerns over pay, career growth and workplace visibility.

The discussion began after a full-stack developer named Sakshi argued that Indian developers working remotely for US companies are often paid significantly less than their counterparts abroad.

In her post, Sakshi wrote, "Remote work is the biggest scam sold to Indian developer.

You're not free. You're not living your best life. You're just cheap labour for US companies. They pay you Rs.25-40 LPA. Meanwhile they pay their local developers 3-4 times more."

She further claimed that remote empl...