After seeing posted pay ranges, some workers are frustrated by what seem like low-ball salary offers. Recruiters say candidates are reading the numbers wrong.
Got a job offer that would have required me to move cross country. After a couple months of negotiations and a trip to meet the new team and brain dump on them, the offer came in 15% below the low end of the already wide salary range.
This was a dream job, but the difference between what I expected to get based on my experience and what they offered was like 40%.
Wasn’t in good place financially, and turning down it down was one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do.
Luckily I found something local that is an even better fit at my expected salary a few months later, right as covid hit. I often think about how different my life would be if I’d just taken the job as almost everyone I knew said I should.
Got a job offer that would have required me to move cross country. After a couple months of negotiations and a trip to meet the new team and brain dump on them, the offer came in 15% below the low end of the already wide salary range.
This was a dream job, but the difference between what I expected to get based on my experience and what they offered was like 40%.
Wasn’t in good place financially, and turning down it down was one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do.
Luckily I found something local that is an even better fit at my expected salary a few months later, right as covid hit. I often think about how different my life would be if I’d just taken the job as almost everyone I knew said I should.
I did take the job across country for a much lower salary.
It has gone as well as you’ve feared.
Yeah, I’m in a very niche industry, so moving some place with literally one job in a 100 mile radius had me very nervous.
Cost of living is higher in a large city, but at least I have options.
Aerospace manufacturing methods planner… Yeah not much for golden opportunities.
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