u/Afraid-Ad6189

I’ve been attending interviews for the past 3 months and this is what I keep running into...

Companies that have been around for 10–15 years still say “we’re a startup” when it comes to salary… and offer ₹28–30k (inr).

But the role isn’t just graphic design anymore. It’s graphic design, video editing, branding, social media manager, Animations, sometimes even UI.

Basically one person doing everything.

I’m not even saying the work is the problem... I can handle it. But the pay just doesn’t match what they’re asking.

And this isn’t just one company.... I’ve seen this pattern again and again.

I’ve looked through older threads too, but it feels like this has become way more common recently...

So what’s going on here?!!!!

Is ₹28–30k actually the going rate now for multi-role design jobs, or are companies just getting comfortable underpaying because people accept it?