laurre, 9 months ago

@brucelawson

A while ago I was interviewing for a job. I think I got past 3 interviews and they refused to talk money. When it was time for the last interview I told them that either they told me how much they were offering beforehand or I wouldn't be attending.

They ghosted me after that so I didn't bother going.

The HR manager called later that day screaming and calling me (I quote) "fucking unprofessional".

Lovely guy. 0/10 would not recommend.

mvilain, 9 months ago

@brucelawson Here in California, job postings must contain a salary range BY LAW. Companies and recruiters who post jobs from out of state for remote work in California must include a salary range also.

Pointing this out to said companies and recruiters is a great way to weed out those companies as they'll ghost you.

Same with telling Tata (TCS), Wipro, or other Indian recruiting firms that their contract rate isn't close to market for the role.

deirdrebeth, 9 months ago

@mvilain @brucelawson

Thrilled that CA finally got that passed. It seems to be catching on! I used to laugh at postings that said things like "salary range X in Colorado only" since they adopted it earlier :-)

kryptskiddy, 9 months ago

@deirdrebeth @mvilain @brucelawson unfortunately a lot of places with remote job listings are just saying "must not be located in WA, CA, or CO" now lol

but hopefully the trend spreads so they can't do that dumb shit anymore.

deirdrebeth, 9 months ago

@kryptskiddy @mvilain @brucelawson

It's funny, because Maryland, parts of Ohio, and a few others also have that requirement, it's like the HR departments are only paying attention to the most recent ones!
Also, identifies a company not worth applying to, right up front! Which is nice.

Gif of Vanessa Jo Merrell, a pale person with long hair wearing a light maroon sweater, saying "Which is nice".

alan, 9 months ago

@kryptskiddy @deirdrebeth @mvilain @brucelawson And they don't realize that everyone reads that as "salary not competitive".

neingeist, 9 months ago

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ciredutempsEsme, 9 months ago

Qp @neingeist maybe we should all start to do that. With fake names. In other domains than ours.
Just for the bullshit jobs 😬

#capitalismDisruption

Zekovski, 9 months ago

@ciredutempsEsme @neingeist
I remember someone here leaving a profile on Pôle Emploi just to refuse every offer they got with the reason "Salary too low".

ciredutempsEsme, 9 months ago

@Zekovski @neingeist
Nice

neingeist, 9 months ago

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ciredutempsEsme, 9 months ago

@neingeist @Zekovski yes you're right

adamrice, 9 months ago

@brucelawson “We told you that we do this so people won't apply just for the money.” What utter bullshit. Do they expect people to be working just for the sense of personal fulfillment?

alan, 9 months ago

@brucelawson I once interviewed for a job where I was a perfect candidate. The interview went very well. Then the interviewer (also the CEO) said that he wasn't sure because I didn't go to the same university as he and all his staff did and wasn't sure if I'd be a fit (not to mention that I dropped out to go do contract work for one of the largest hi tech companies in the country).
I said "I can address that. I don't think this is going to work. Thanks for your time." and packed up.

Aaron, 9 months ago

@brucelawson @drahardja Hahaha.

chris_hayes, 9 months ago

@brucelawson
Is this real? 😆 I feel like including the punchline only serves to stroke the applicant's ego.

Roundcat, 9 months ago

@brucelawson Absolute beast!

brucelawson, 9 months ago

i hasten to add that I'm not the applicant; I started a new job just last week. (And if it were me, I wouldn't have spared the org's modesty by blurring out the email address)

slink, 9 months ago

@brucelawson your profile still says FOR HIRE.