Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal has been at the center of a heated debate after posting an unconventional job listing for his Chief of Staff role. The offer: no salary for the first year and a Rs 20 lakh “donation” to Zomato’s Feeding India initiative.
While the post drew widespread criticism, Goyal in the latest post that he shared on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter has clarified that the polarising conditions were merely a “filter” to identify exceptional talent.
In his latest update, the Zomato boss said that the application window has officially closed, with over 18,000 aspirants applying for the role.
Goyal’s initial post, which the unprecedented conditions, raised eyebrows and sparked debate on X.
In his follow-up post captioned “Update 3”, Goyal addressed the backlash.
