₹57 LPA WFH vs ₹84 LPA hybrid job: Madurai-based techie asks if weekly Bengaluru commute is worth it

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A techie recently turned to Reddit for advice after finding himself caught between a ₹57 LPA fully remote role and an ₹84 lakh compensation package that requires weekly travel to Bengaluru. The engineer, who said he is currently a Senior Software Engineer at a profitable US-based Series F startup, laid out the details of his situation, saying that he is looking for “brutally honest advice” from the community.Techie shared that the new role requires him to work from the company’s Bengaluru office in Bellandur two days a week. (Representational image generated using AI)In his post, the techie explained that his exing role offers a ₹57 lakh base salary with no bonus. He works completely remotely from Madurai and takes home around ₹3.24 lakh a month.He shared that the new offer is for a Staff Software Engineer position at a major public US SaaS company. It includes a ₹62 lakh base salary, a target bonus of ₹6.2 lakh and around $50,000 (approximately ₹48 lakh) worth of RSUs over three years. The techie revealed that his monthly take-home would be around ₹3.76 lakh.However, he said that “the catch” is that the new role requires him to work from the company’s Bengaluru office in Bellandur two days a week.(Also Read:

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