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id: ins_shubham-shrivastava-ghost-hiring-and-unfair-pay
title: "Companies preach inclusion and mental health while ghosting candidates and offering salaries that can't cover rent."
operator: SHUBHAM SHRIVASTAVA
operator_role: 'Brand Strategist & Product Designer for Health Startups | Product Design, AI Content & Automation'
source_url: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7362334971706961920/
source_type: thread
source_title: 'Companies preach inclusion and mental health while ghosting candidates and offer'
source_date: 2026-04-10
captured_date: 2026-05-03
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# 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.