India, May 23 -- In a refreshing departure from typical corporate cost-cutting, a startup's founders have won the internet's praise after revealing they paid a new hire significantly more than his asking salary. When an engineering candidate earning Rs.30,000 only requested a modest bump to Rs.35,000, the company chose to fulfil their pre-approved Rs.50,000 budget instead.

"Candidate asked for 35k/month , but we offered 50k/month because for that role we have approved 50k," the founders wrote on Instagram and shared a video on their page named "IIT Ke 4 Launde". In the video, they explained the reason behind their decision.

In a video, one of the founders shared that, while hiring an engineer, the candidate earning around Rs.30,000 aske...