After Deepinder Goyal’s ‘no salary’ chief of staff job posting, Anupam Mittal’s witty response

Anupam Mittal, the founder and CEO of People Group and Shaadi.com, took a swipe at Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal on November 22 after the latter recently announced he was on hunt for a chief of staff. In a social media post, Mittal said he, too, was looking for a chief of staff but there was a catch. The entrepreneur said he had no idea what the said person would do but promised to pay the selected candidate from the very first day, unlike what Zomato what first advertised.

Mittal’s post came days after Goyal announced that he was hiring a ‘Chief of Staff at Zomato’ for which the ideal candidate was expected to work without any salary for the first year. Apart from that, the selected candidate was also expected to donate ₹20 lakh for this opportunity. The post quickly became a subject of massive criticism on social media.

And now, in a LinkedIn post, Mittal invited applicants who cannot afford to pay Goyal ₹20 lakh. He promised compensation from day one but with a negotiable clause.

“All those who can’t afford to pay my friend Deepi 20 lacs, pls send me your application. I am looking for a Chief of Staff too although I don’t know exactly what one does, I figure it can be your first assignment,” he wrote.

Mittal’s requirements for the role included accepting compensation, sending in a resume, describing the role and its value, and going through the HR team.

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“I want but you must be willing to do the following -Accept compensation from Day 1 (this requirement is negotiable), Send in your resume (Ab tak kuch nahin phoda toh aagey kya hi), Describe the role (so I can prep interview questions) and the value, Go through our HR team (I don’t get paid to screen candidates, they do), Carry the title of ChiefOfWhat? for 6 months (the thick-skin test),” it read further.

In conclusion to his job post, Anupam wrote, “If you willing to take the path less taken, be sneered at by the crowd in the hope that we will stick it to them some day AND figure out if you really are Chief of something while I take credit for all your work then write to ChiefOfWhat@peopleinteractive.in and hope that I don’t change my mind.”

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