India, Oct. 7 -- A software professional recently shared his unexpected success story on Reddit, drawing attention from fellow users who were both surprised and supportive.

The post, titled "received a hike within 4 months of joining new company," quickly picked up traction on the platform.

In his post, the techie revealed, "YOE: 7.2. CTC: 32 LPA after the hike. Was 31 LPA before. I joined my current company around 4 months back. It is a mid-sized PBC and is fully remote. It is my first product-based company and when I joined I received like a 100% hike. They in fact offered me more than I asked for."

He went on to explain how his manager surprised him with another appraisal despite his short tenure. "It is appraisal time at the compan...