New Delhi, April 13 -- An Amazon employee has sparked an online discussion after underlining the widening gap between salary increases and rising living expenses. In a post shared on the workplace forum Blind, the single mother of two said that while she received a double-digit increment, she had expected more given her workload.

"I ended up with a 10% base increase, but I was kind of counting on more," she wrote, adding that she is supporting two sons along with her ailing mother. "Daycare costs just went up again this year, and I've been trying to put more aside for emergencies," she said.

The employee said she had "worked her ass off this year" but was unable to spend enough time with her family, making the outcome feel disappointing...