An employee who had been earning ₹70,000 a month for 4.5 years was left stunned after losing his job and receiving an offer for a new remote role that pays ₹1.58 lakh a month, more than double his previous salary.The employee said that the new company is based outside India and the role is fully work-from-home. (Unsplash/Representational Image)In a Reddit post titled “Salary hike left me shocked”, the employee shared that he had recently been laid off as part of a “restructuring” exercise and was still dealing with the shock when the new opportunity came his way. “I have been working for a company for 4.5 years that pays me INR 70k. Recently I got laid off from restructuring. While I was still in a state of shock and had a spat with HR over the severance payout. That very day I got a job offer where the company is based out of India,” he wrote.The employee said that the new company is based outside India and the role is fully work-from-home. He said his work involves helping clients get used to the product and troubleshooting issues. “My new job will be wfh, and I will work for the client now. Where I would help them to get used to the product, trouble shoot etc,” he wrote.“I wanted to say I got a salary raise, now I will get a salary around INR 1.58 lakhs per month. They will be paying in US dollars,” he added.But despite the salary jump, the employee admitted that he was struggling to process it. “This feels unreal to an extent where I feel guilty to even think I will get that sort of money. I cannot believe it's luck if it's the timing. Does getting undervalued makes you really believe that you are not worth anything good? It still feels like a dream,” he wrote.(Also Read: Firm says ‘developers are dime a dozen in Bangalore’ while laying off 90% of its team)Social media reactionsThe post drew supportive reactions from fellow users.Reacting to the post, one user wrote, “Many many congratulations OP!!!!!! You deserve it. 100% Have the confidence in yourself. You are gonna do great. So so proud of you.”“Congratulations OP. It is a competitive market- so if you made it, you deserve it. Next step is to just deliver what you promised you will,” commented another.“Congratulations. Glad to see people are not staying loyal to the company and realising strategic switch = great hike,” wrote a third user.“Unfortunate truth about the industry… Know your worth and don't let anyone undermine it,” said one user.(Disclaimer: This report is based on user-generated content from social media. HT.com has not independently verified the claims and does not endorse them.)