Deepinder Goyal's controversial chief of staff job posting gets over 10,000 applications

Deepinder Goyal sparked a debate online after posting an unconventional job opening for a chief of staff position on Wednesday. The role, which offers an opportunity to work closely with Goyal, comes with a twist: no salary for the first year and a fee of Rs 20 lakh to be paid by the candidate.

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Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal said on Wednesday he received over 10,000 applications for the post of his chief of staff, which sparked a backlash online on Tuesday for asking prospective candidates to pay Rs 20 lakh for the first year. — deepigoyal (@deepigoyal) Goyal said the role will have no salary for the first year and the Rs 20 lakh fee will be donated to non-profit Feeding India with the company offering to contribute Rs 50 lakh to a charity of the candidate's choice. In his post, Goyal said he is looking for a "Chief of Staff" for himself with the job description reading "anything and everything to build the future of Zomato (including Blinkit, District, Hyperpure and Feeding India).

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Discover the stories of your interest Blockchain 5 Stories Cyber-safety 7 Stories Fintech 9 Stories E-comm 9 Stories ML 8 Stories Edtech 6 Stories Second year onwards, Goyal said, "We will start paying you the usual salary (definitely more than Rs 50 lakh) but something we will only talk about at the start of Year 2)." Many social media users have criticised the job posting, calling it exploitative and unfair. Some have questioned the ethics of requiring a fee for a job, especially one that offers no salary for the first year.

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