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Stability vs. Paycheck: Navigating Salary Hikes in the IT Market

Thursday, June 25, 2026
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Stability vs. Paycheck: Navigating Salary Hikes in the IT Market

For a lot of people in the tech world, a big salary hike just sticks in your head. It’s hard to ignore that kind of money. But then you see stuff like this one guy from Bengaluru talking about stability versus chasing the biggest paycheck, especially when the whole IT market feels so shaky right now.

He posted it on Instagram, some video. He was talking about a friend. A friend who jumped ship for more cash. It started a real debate online. People just divided. Safe or risk it all? That’s the thing everyone seems stuck between.

He Left For A Bigger Package

The video itself, titled something like “Less salary in a big company better than a high salary in a small company,” Sunny Kumar was talking about this friend working over at MasterCard in Pune. Everything seemed fine for him then. Good pay, decent profile. Things looked solid.

But later on, his friend got an offer from some smaller consultancy. This thing promised a massive jump sixty percent hike in CTC. That’s hard to refuse, I guess. Most people struggle with saying no to that kind of money jump.

And things didn't work out as planned. Kumar said the friend quit MasterCard and moved to this new place.

About six months later? The consultancy apparently lost a big project. People got asked to resign. If they didn’t aGree, termination followed. So his friend eventually lost the job. That kind of mess.

Kumar used that whole thing as an example. He really pushed people to think before they jump ship. You know?

“If you have something stable,” he said. “Good salary. Good company. Then I mean it. Even if you see a big hike say, 60 or 70 percent, even 100% don’t switch right away. Wait at least six months to a year. Seriously. The IT sector is just so volatile these days.”

He wrapped up with that thought. Stability matters more sometimes than the immediate cash grab.

Users Share Different Views

The reaction online was totally mixed. People were arguing back. One person hit you with, “You’re right about stability. But honestly, if you have less money now, you can’t handle it for too long. You gotta switch. Make the move so you get that good salary and land somewhere better.”

Then another one jumped in. A friend kind of pleaded, “Listen up. This advice is for regular folks trying to just make an average life and job. Take some risks, guys. Even if you mess up, your worst-case scenario is you find a different job. That’s actually the best outcome for most people.”

Some people brought it back to the big names. One comment said something like, “Go back to MasterCard or something similar. You know how the hiring process works there. Plus, they’ll give you a thirty percent hike in just six months. He grew so much already.”

Another user just shrugged. “Totally aGree.” Or maybe another one felt it too. “I made that mistake already. Feeling pretty bad about it now.” It just sort of hangs there. That feeling of regret mixed with the reality of what happened.

Written by Gree News Team — Senior Editorial Board

Gree News Team covers international news and global affairs at Gree News. Our collective of senior editors is dedicated to providing independent, accurate, and responsible journalism for a global audience.

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