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India Today
3 days ago
- Business
- India Today
Man fakes salary slips, dupes firm: Founder shares 'traumatic' hiring story in video
An Indian woman shared a series of videos narrating her bizarre experience of hiring an employee who seemingly scammed her company with fake documents. The now-viral clip has triggered conversation online. Arshia Kaur, founder of beauty brand Tint Cosmetics, shared a video in two parts on her Instagram handle."Every time I feel like nothing can be worse than this, someone surprises me. I hate to do this, but the video is too long to post, so come back for part 2!" reads the caption of the post. advertisement In the clip, Arshia recalls what she calls her most shocking hiring story. She explains that in November last year, the brand was looking for a marketing head to manage performance, growth, advertising, and e-commerce. 'We posted our requirements in a founder's group, and this guy reached out,' she paper, his credentials looked impressive, and his performance in his previous company seemed promising. A thorough background check also came back clear, so they went ahead with the within a month, red flags began to appear. The employee struggled to communicate with the team, left many tasks incomplete, and created extra work for others. Despite repeated warnings, his performance did not improve, leading to his was only after reviewing his paperwork again that the team discovered the documents were not a look at the video View this post on Instagram A post shared by Arshia Kaur (@ the second part of the video, Arshia revealed more details about the alleged scam as she explained that the employee had provided fake salary slips. "Turns out he worked 31 out of 31 days, with no leaves, which means he also worked on Saturdays and Sundays," she said. She said that the slips had no stamps or signatures and appeared to have been created in processing his full and final settlement, the team confronted him to verify that he had received the salary mentioned for his previous job. They asked him to provide bank statements showing the credited amount. To their surprise, he vaguely answered that a large portion of his salary had been paid in cash."Honestly, as founders, this was a huge wake-up call for us. It is so important to do your due diligence and ask the right questions early," Arshia said, concluding with a cautionary note: "Please don't learn the hard way we did." View this post on Instagram A post shared by Arshia Kaur (@ post triggered discussion online, with users agreeing that poor hiring decisions can drain energy and impact overall performance."People have legit 0 experience and are asking for salaries that at least a 2-year working individual gets," a user said, as another added, "Hiring these days is super tough because this generation lies a lot. We conduct a 2-hour interview after the technical round, and the whole agenda is to cross-question them so thoroughly that they eventually fumble on the numbers and get caught."Several users also criticised the company for lacking proper due diligence. "You should have checked it thoroughly and done reference and background checks," one of the users user commented, "How did you hire a head of marketing without a reference check and background verification? It would have easily been flagged there. And how does your HR verify the documents before closing the offer?"See the comments here:As the internet debates who was truly at fault, the attention shifts to the flaw the company failed to catch.- EndsMust Watch
Time of India
3 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
'He literally scammed us with fake salary slips': Beauty brand founder's hiring horror story sparks fierce online debate
A business owner's candid account of a disastrous hiring decision has gone viral, igniting a heated debate on workplace trust , hiring practices , and red flags that employers often overlook. Independence Day 2025 Before Trump, British used tariffs to kill Indian textile Bank of Azad Hind: When Netaji gave India its own currency Swadeshi 2.0: India is no longer just a market, it's a maker Arshia Kaur, founder of Indian beauty brand Tint Cosmetics , took to Instagram to narrate what she called her 'most shocking hiring story yet,' sharing the details in a two-part video that has since sparked polarised reactions from viewers. From Perfect Resume to Problem Employee According to Kaur's first video, posted on her official Instagram handle, the incident dates back to November 2024, when Tint Cosmetics was looking to fill a head of marketing role. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Industrial Fittings You've Never Heard Of vividtrendlab Undo The company needed someone who could manage performance ads, growth, e-commerce, and overall marketing strategy. Responding to a post in a founders' group, a candidate with seemingly stellar credentials reached out. On paper, he looked ideal. His past work appeared impressive, his portfolio checked out, and even a background check raised no alarms. 'We ended up hiring him,' Kaur recalled in the video posted on Instagram, 'and within a month, something felt off.' You Might Also Like: Startup co-founder boasts about collapsing after 31 weekend meetings. Internet says: 'Crazier than a squirrel on triple espresso' Communication issues surfaced almost immediately. Tasks were left incomplete, work had to be reassigned, and despite repeated warnings, performance failed to improve. Within two and a half months, the company decided to let him go. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Arshia Kaur (@ The Fake Salary Slip Shock It was only after revisiting his paperwork that the shocking discovery was made. In her second video, Kaur revealed that the salary slips submitted during the hiring process were fake. 'Turns out he worked 31 out of 31 days, with no leaves, which means he also worked on Saturdays and Sundays,' she said, adding that the documents lacked any official stamp or signature and appeared to have been created in Excel. Before processing his full and final settlement, the company confronted him and requested proof of the credited salary from his previous job. He froze, eventually claiming that much of it had been paid in cash — a claim Kaur says raised even more doubts. 'This was a huge wake-up call for us,' she said. 'Founders must do their due diligence and ask the right questions early. Please don't learn the hard way like we did.' You Might Also Like: 'Stop chasing startup valuation': Hotmail co-founder Sabeer Bhatia has a message for 'real founders' View this post on Instagram A post shared by Arshia Kaur (@ Social Media Divided Over the Blame The viral post has drawn hundreds of comments, with opinions split down the middle. Some sided with the founder, agreeing that dishonest candidates can waste valuable time, resources, and energy. 'People have legit zero experience and are asking for salaries that a two-year working individual gets,' one commenter wrote. Others criticized Tint Cosmetics for not conducting thorough verification earlier. 'Why would you pay based on the previous organization? Such a red-flag company,' one user remarked. Another asked, 'If you have the budget and he did well in the interview, why should past pay matter?' Several recruiters in the comments echoed the difficulty of modern hiring. One shared, 'We conduct a two-hour interview after the technical round just to cross-question candidates until they fumble on numbers and get caught.' You Might Also Like: Startup co-founder was afraid to be CEO; until she took over and sparked a 10x revenue boom
NDTV
4 days ago
- Business
- NDTV
Indian Startup Founder Shares "Hiring Horror" Story: "We Got Completely Duped"
Arshia Kaur, founder of beauty brand Tint Cosmetics, recently took to Instagram to share what she called a "hiring horror" story. In a series of videos, Ms Kaur opened up about the many challenges of running a startup, and shared a shocking hiring experience that left her short on time, money and trust. She revealed that her company hired a person for the Head of Marketing position who looked "amazing" on paper, but failed to deliver on every task assigned to him. "He looked amazing on paper... everything seemed extremely legit," Ms Kaur said. But within three weeks, the new employee struggled to communicate with the team or management, failed to deliver on assigned tasks, and offloaded work onto other employees. Ms Kaur said that the new hire was eventually fired, and it was later that they realised that the person had faked his entire CV and generated fake salary slips to land the job. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Arshia Kaur (@ "He walked us through his previous work. All the growth he had done for his previous company and everything looked extremely legit because we actually saw the backend," Ms Kaur said in the clip. However, when he started failing at his tasks, the employee was fired - just two and a half months after he had joined. Ms Kaur then wondered why the person wasn't able to deliver. She started rechecking his documents. "We went through his salary slips, letters of recommendations, etc, and found out that the person scammed the company with fake salary slips," she revealed. "It was all fake. We got completely duped," Ms Kaur said, showing screenshots in her Instagram post. "Honestly, as founders, this was such a huge wake-up call, and it's so important to do your due diligence and make sure that if something seems fishy, you need to ask questions early," she said towards the end of another video on the same scam. "When you're bootstrapped, every single penny matters; it's shed-earned money. You cannot pay people whatever they ask for - founders, please don't do this. It's your right to have the correct information about anyone you've decided to hire!" she advised.
News18
4 days ago
- Business
- News18
‘Something Felt Off': Founder Exposes Senior Employee's Forged Documents
Last Updated: The CEO said a senior marketing hire at her company had faked salary slips and lied about his career history. Entrepreneur Arshia Kaur, founder of the beauty startup Tint Cosmetics, has shared a shocking hiring experience. In a video, she revealed that a senior marketing hire at her company had allegedly faked salary slips and lied about his professional background. Kaur said she appointed him as Head of Marketing in 2024 after he impressed with his resume and interview performance. However, within weeks, she began noticing serious shortcomings in his work, poor communication, incomplete assignments and tasks being passed on to other employees. A review of his documents by the team allegedly uncovered clear signs of forgery and misrepresentation. Taking to Instagram, Kaur said, 'So back in November 2024, we wanted to hire somebody for the head of marketing position, someone who managed scale, growth, ecom, performance ads, everything. So we were on this founders group where we put up our inquiry in terms of who we wanted and this guy reached out us, So on paper, this guy looked amazing, he walked us through his previous work, the growth he had done for his previous company and everything looked extremely legit because we actually saw the back end. So we ended up hiring him, and within a month of us hiring him, something felt off." 'He absolutely could not communicate with the team or with us; all his tasks were given to other team members, or it was put on us because he was unable to fulfil them. So after multiple discussions and warnings, we sort of told him time and again that we won't be able to keep you here any longer if you don't start showing results. So two and a half months later, we made the decision to let him go because things had not improved. SO we were just thinking how has this guy pulled off such amazing work for other brands and not even done like 5% of that year? So something was just not sitting right. So he went back to his paperwork that he submitted, salary slips, letter of recommendation, etc, and what we found in his salary slips was blow your mind," Arshia Kaur added. The founder said she was stunned to discover that the employee had deceived them with fake salary slips. On closer inspection, the documents appeared suspicious; they showed him working every single day of the month, including weekends, without a single day off. There was no official stamp or signature from his previous employer, and the slips looked as though they had been created in an Excel sheet. Initially, the team overlooked these red flags, assuming no one would go so far as to fabricate salary slips, given that it is illegal. However, before processing his final payment, they decided to verify whether he had actually received the stated salary at his previous job. When he came to the office, they asked him to open his bank statements as proof. Caught off guard, he fell silent before claiming that most of the payments had been given to him in cash. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Arshia Kaur (@ Reacting to the post, a user wrote, 'You should have checked it thoroughly and done reference and background checks." Another shared, 'Hiring these days is super tough because this generation lies a lot. We conduct a 2-hour interview after the technical round, and the whole agenda is to cross-question them so thoroughly that they eventually fumble on the numbers and get caught. These days, people with just 6 months of experience demand 10 LPA, and some jump from 3 LPA straight to 8 LPA." 'So you hired him based on his skills and the whole interview process, why not pay him for that? Why look at his previous pay instead?" a comment read. One more added, 'I know it's a horrid situation. Try having a professional hr recruitment firm who will do all the checks and background work to get you the honest and high-quality talent! We do this for all our clients. Let me know if we can help. I hope you guys get the best talent to work with." The founder said the incident was a major learning experience. She stressed that business owners should scrutinise details closely and act immediately if something feels off. Even when documents or credentials appear genuine, it is essential to verify them through multiple sources. She warned against waiting too long, as her team did, noting that thorough background checks can save a company from losing time, money, resources, and potential growth due to a single bad hire. Click here to add News18 as your preferred news source on Google, News18's viral page features trending stories, videos, and memes, covering quirky incidents, social media buzz from india and around the world, Also Download the News18 App to stay updated! tags : Instagram marketing viral news view comments Location : Mumbai, India, India First Published: August 14, 2025, 08:44 IST News viral 'Something Felt Off': Founder Exposes Senior Employee's Forged Documents Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Mint
4 days ago
- Business
- Mint
'Hired, paid… and fired in 3 months': Startup founder's viral post on employee who faked it all
Building a startup is no easy feat, and hiring the wrong person can be a costly mistake. Arshia Kaur, founder of beauty brand Tint Cosmetics, has gone viral on Instagram after sharing a shocking hiring experience that left her out of time, money and trust. In a series of videos, Kaur recounted how her company hired a 'perfect-on-paper' candidate for the Head of Marketing role in November 2024. The applicant seemed ideal-- claiming experience in scaling brands, managing e-commerce, running ad campaigns, and driving growth. He even walked the team through what appeared to be the backend of his previous work. 'He looked amazing on paper… everything seemed extremely legit,' Kaur said. But within weeks of joining, things began to unravel. The new hire struggled to communicate with the team or management, failed to deliver on assigned tasks, and offloaded work onto other employees-- including Kaur herself. Despite multiple discussions and warnings, there was no improvement. He was fired just two and a half months into the job. The real shock came later. Curious about the mismatch between his alleged past achievements and his current performance, Kaur rechecked his documents-- and realised the entire CV had been fabricated. His salary slips were forged on Microsoft Excel, complete with impossible details such as '31 working days' in a month. There was no company stamp or signature. 'It was all fake. We got completely duped,' Kaur said, showing screenshots in her Instagram post. The entrepreneur said the incident was a hard lesson in hiring diligence. 'When you're bootstrapped, every single penny matters -- it's hard-earned money. Please double-check every document before hiring. Founders, it's your right to have the correct information about anyone you bring into your company,' she advised. Her story has since sparked debate among small business owners and job seekers alike, with many calling it a wake-up call for stricter background checks in the hiring process.
