Recruiter: "What's the lowest salary you would be willing to work for?"

Me: "80k"

Recruiter: "Would you be willing to go lower?"



















........ Well fuking chit, man..

they aid in cost of living vs compensation inflation

Wages continue to stagnate while the American dream gets pulled further and further away thanks to inflation.

We’re phucked boyos.

I hate the game where they have to ask in the first place. Why waste both of our times not listing the salary in the job description, having to set up an interview and getting through the entire initial interview process only to reveal the salary for the position AFTER I've made a fool of myself listing a range that's $25k outside the range alloted for the position?

Yeah lol I hate that.

Them “Oh so what are your salary requirements?”

You “What is being offered?”

Them “There is a range based on experience level”

You “For someone with my level of experience, what would be the offer?”

Them “What are you looking for?”

You “I am looking for a fair compensation based on the fact that I have years of experience in this setting and bring a lot to the table as evidenced by my CV”

Them “We think you would be a perfect fit with our organization, and find your CV impressive”

You “Thank you, what would be the salary range for people with my level of experience?”

Them “What would you be looking for?”

You *damn ok I’ll just throw out a number* I would be looking for $45 an hour.

Them *shocked and disgusted* “OH. Oh wow, no…no no no no no no no…nooooooooooo. That’s a little bit out of our range.”

You *sigh* “Ok, so what would be the offer?”

Them “Could you do $38 an hour?”

You “That’s less than I am making now”

Them “I see…well thanks for your interest, we will certainly be in touch”

Recruiters aren’t trying to lowball you incels. They get paid the more you get paid. Ded fkn srs

woah, cool it with the antisemitic remarks

Haha what line of work are you referring to?

The hiring manager certainly doesn’t want people to be overpaid, or paid any more than they need to be.

The only reason why recruiters low ball you because it actually might be the max salary or your experience sucks. Recruiters make their money by getting a certain percentage of the first year salary from the company. Or they work by margins. I’ve worked with plenty of recruiters directly