Tech CEO Launches Online Search To Replace Underperforming Team Lead Earning Rs 72 Lakh Salary – News18

Last Updated:April 24, 2025, 21:52 is

While the post went viral with netizens sharing their work experience and engaging in a conversation, some were also unhappy for publicly calling out the underperforming employee.

An Indian-origin CEO of a New York-based startup Fortunate, has invited applications for a job position with a salary worth Rs 72 lakh. He expressed disappointment over paying a high salary to an employee who is not performing as per the expectations, and called for a “serious discussion” if anyone wants to fill up the vacancy.

Taking to X, Aditya Siripragada said he was open for discussions if someone else was interested in the role, also asking people to reach if they know they can “do better”.

“Paying 55L for a team lead on a critical project — performance is subpar and I need to replace fast. If you’ve led teams before and know you can do better, I’m open to a serious conversation. Please don’t reach out if you haven’t done this kind of role before — not the time to experiment,” he wrote on X.

His post quickly went viral with several netizens sharing their work experience in the comment section.

“Is this 55L base? Even if it is, isn’t it too low for TL(I am assuming TL will have approx 8-10 YOE),” one social media user asked. Aditya too responded to the post with clarification, “It’s base ~ i think his overall offer is 72 lpa.”

Some social media users also seemed unhappy for posting about someone’s performance publicly.

“Making a hiring post is fine, but why would you post about someone else’s bad performance on X. Totally unnecessary and could have done without,” wrote a netizen.

“Why don’t you work on helping him upskill or manage down better?,” another asked.

“Person who interviewed him was unable to map the right competencies. Person need to be fired not the candidate. Candidate need to be handholded and groomed,” commented a netizen.