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Employee asked to pay to work at startup: ‘They made her start working even before….’

Published on: April 14, 2026, 10:33 p.m. | Source: The Economic Times

A friend's experience at a new startup revealed alarming practices, including delayed offer letters with questionable terms and demands for payment to continue employment. After enduring unprofessional senior staff behavior and a hostile environment, she fortunately left within a week, recovering her documents and sharing the story as a warning to others about early red flags.

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