Deepinder Goyal trolled for asking job candidate to pay ₹20 lakh for Zomato role

Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal has copped massive backlash after advertising for a chief of staff vacancy where the successful candidate will not be paid a salary for the first year, but will instead have to donate ₹20 lakh for the privilege of working for him. Goyal, 41, shared the job posting on his X account, writing: “There is no salary for this role for the first year. You will have to, in fact, pay ₹20 lacs for this opportunity.”

Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal is being trolled for his job posting(Instagram/@founders.talks)

The Zomato founder and CEO explained that 100% of this ‘fee’ will be paid directly in the form of a donation to Feeding India, Zomato’s non-profit arm.

He also clarified that the chosen candidate would be paid the usual salary from the second year onward. This salary would exceed ₹50 LPA, he promised.