The Economic Times

Amazon techie checks April payslip, sees TDS bigger than father's salary: 'Daylight robbery at this point...'

An Amazon employee went viral on Grapevine after sharing their shock over a heavily taxed April payslip, revealing frustration at seeing a large portion of their salary, especially TDS, deducted despite being in the highest tax bracket. The UX/UI designer expressed feeling punished for earning well, questioning the value they receive in return given ongoing issues like poor infrastructure, flooding, pollution, and reliance on expensive private services such as healthcare.