India, Sept. 27 -- A techie recently turned to Reddit for advice after finding himself caught between a Rs.57 LPA fully remote role and an Rs.84 lakh compensation package that requires weekly travel to Bengaluru. The engineer, who said he is currently a Senior Software Engineer at a profitable US-based Series F startup, laid out the details of his situation, saying that he is looking for "brutally honest advice" from the community.

In his post, the techie explained that his existing role offers a Rs.57 lakh base salary with no bonus. He works completely remotely from Madurai and takes home around Rs.3.24 lakh a month.

He shared that the new offer is for a Staff Software Engineer position at a major public US SaaS company. It includes a ...