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Companies preach inclusion and mental health while ghosting candidates and offering salaries that can't cover rent.

By SHUBHAM SHRIVASTAVA · Brand Strategist & Product Designer for Health Startups | Product Design, AI Content & Automation · 2026-04-10 · thread · Companies preach inclusion and mental health while ghosting candidates and offer

Tier B · TL;DR
Companies preach inclusion and mental health while ghosting candidates and offering salaries that can't cover rent.

Claim

I've been unemployed for 365 days. The job market is full of ghost hiring, no feedback after clearing all rounds, senior roles paying less than rent, and one person doing the work of an entire team for ₹5-7 LPA in tier 1 cities.

Mechanism

Companies post about inclusive workplaces and empathy, but their hiring practices show the opposite — they devalue candidates by offering prestige and culture instead of fair pay, and expect one person to do multiple roles.

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