A viral video shows HCL employees chanting “We want hike” as the company’s CEO takes the stage at an event. Instead of the typical applause directed toward senior leadership, multiple employees are seen voicing dissatisfaction, linking the moment to broader concerns about pay and salary increments. NDTV reports that the incident appears amid a period when salary hikes across India’s IT sector have been relatively subdued. The video has drawn attention online, with viewers focusing on the message raised by employees at the event rather than on any response from the leadership shown in the footage. The coverage presents the episode as an unusual public display of employee frustration during a CEO appearance, occurring at a time when many IT workers are reportedly facing limited or lower-than-expected increment expectations. Across the reports provided, the focus remains on the same on-camera chant and its timing in the context of wider pay-discussion trends in the sector.