Candidate offers to pay Rs 40,000 to founder for a job: ‘you can fire me and keep the money if…’

Paras Chopra, founder of Wingify, received a message from a job applicant

Paras Chopra, the founder of software company Wingify, recently received a unique proposition from a job applicant. The applicant offered to pay him $500 if hired to work at Wingify.

Bengaluru-based Chopra shared a screenshot of the message he received from the applicant, saying he would obviously not take the money but was nevertheless impressed by the pitch. In his message, the applicant said he would pay Chopra $500 (Rs 41,000 approximately) if hired to work at Wingify. If he did not prove his mettle within the first week, Chopra would be free to fire him and keep the money.

“I want to work at Wingify,” read the message sent to Paras Chopra, founder and chairman of Wingify. “I have a unique proposition for you. I'll pay you $500 to hire me. If I don't prove myself to be one of the best within a week you can fire me & keep the money. Saying this so I'll have skin in the game & not to waste your team’s time.”

“Looking forward to your rejection,” the message ended.

This is how you get attention!

(Obviously won’t take money but very impressed with the pitch) pic.twitter.com/mlJIL0154u

— Paras Chopra (@paraschopra) May 3, 2024

Opinion in the comments section was divided. While some said they loved the attention-grabbing job application, others thought it set a bad precedent. This, however, is not the first time that job-seekers have gone above and beyond to get noticed. Recently, the CEO of American company Antimetal received a pizza along with an applicant’s CV and letter explaining why he should be hired as an intern at the company.

Wingify is a software company that Chopra started in 2009. A gold medalist from Delhi College of Engineering, he has been featured twice in the Forbes 30 under 30 list - India and Asia. Besides Wingify, he is also the founder of Nintee and VWO.