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Hey everyone,

Posting this here to get some perspective from fellow devs who might have dealt with sketchy management tactics during their Full & Final (FnF) settlement.

I recently left my previous company (a small tech firm primarily based in Andhra Pradesh) and I’m currently waiting for my FnF. Looking at how they've treated other folks who left recently, it looks like they are trying to pull a fast one on our earned salary.

Here is the timeline of what happened:

• April 2025: I received my official Hike email. It explicitly stated that my new hiked salary was effective from April 2025.
• End of April 2025: When credit day came, we were all paid according to our old salary structure.
• The Response: the company COO messaged our official WhatsApp group saying there was a "processing issue" and promised that the difference amount would be paid later as arrears.
• May 2025 onwards: We started getting the correct hiked salary every month, but that one month of April arrears was just left pending.
• Present (2026): I’ve resigned and am relieved and waiting for my FnF.

The Current Situation: I’ve been in touch with a few colleagues who left slightly before me and just got their FnF clear. The April arrears were completely missing. When they raised it, HR gave a classic response: "We haven’t paid it to anyone who left, so it won’t be given to you either."

Even worse, the Managing Director sent a personal email to one ex-colleague trying to justify it with pure corporate gaslighting. The MD claimed it was a "business decision" to push the effective date to May, insisted it was "properly communicated" at the time (it absolutely wasn't), and said they only discussed not giving the money with "specific people."

For me, the last official communication on record is still that WhatsApp text from the COO promising it would be paid as arrears.

This isn't a variable bonus or a performance incentive—this is monthly salary backed by a Hike letter.

What I want to know:

1. Is this even legal?
2. Is it worth to ask and fight for this , or is the mental peace of just moving on worth more than one month's hike difference?

I really want to fight for what is mine out of principle, but I also want to be realistic about how much leverage an individual has in this situation. Would appreciate any advice or thoughts on how to handle this. Thanks!

Note: Used an AI tool to clean up my grammar and structure the timeline clearly.

Hey everyone

I'm joining PwC next week as a fresher/lateral hire and I'm honestly a little lost. My entire work experience so far has been at a small startup — we're talking a 10-15 person team, no formal HR, everyone on first names, and hoodies were basically the office uniform. So corporate culture is almost entirely new to me.

Case in point — I was literally planning to wear jeans on Day 1 until someone told me that's a big no-no at a Big 4. Apparently it's formals or at minimum chinos. That reality check made me wonder — what else am I completely clueless about?

Specifically looking for inputs on:

👔 Dressing: What's acceptable for day-to-day vs. client days? Are chinos + formal shirt fine? What about shoes?

🗣️ Addressing people: Do I call seniors "Sir/Ma'am"? Use first names? What's the norm at PwC specifically?

📧 Communication: Email etiquette, Teams/Slack messaging tone, when to CC vs not — any unwritten rules?

🤝 General professionalism: Things that seem obvious but aren't — meeting behaviour, being "seen" vs actually working, hierarchy dynamics, etc.

⚠️ Things NOT to do in the first few weeks — rookie mistakes that could leave a bad impression.

Open to literally any advice — nothing is too basic. I want to start on the right foot. Thanks in advance! 🙏