Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal’s job listing for a Chief of Staff has caused controversy due to unusual conditions: an unpaid first year and a ₹20 lakh donation to Zomato’s charity, Feeding India. Though the role is advertised as an intensive learning opportunity, it is financially exclusionary, critics argue. Anonymous employees from Zomato contacted The Philox claiming that the company would receive a notice from the Labour Department for breaking labour laws. That, too, has not been confirmed but speaks volumes about the ethical and legal consequences of this hiring. This controversy shows challenges in the corporate recruitment strategy of India.