'Walked out of an interview today': Interviewer low-balls EMT with $14/hr rate, rejects counteroffer and goes even lower, EMT walks out

$14/hr for a medical professional whose job is saving other people's lives? If that's not cause for concern, I don't know what is. If that's not a sign that we have a major problem paying people properly, I don't know what is. If that's not reason enough to walk out of the interview… say it with me, everyone: I don't know what is!

This thread was shared to Reddit by u/JodieBella, who had been working as a medical assistant making about $27/hour but wanted to get back into being a first responder. Clearly, she was not expecting what transpired during the interview, especially since the job posting specifically listed the salary range as $17-23/hr. Of course, this means accepting a rate of $23/hr and nothing less, especially since this Redditor already seems to have done this work in the past. She's experienced. She deserves the highest end of the range (and honestly, based on much of the feedback in the comments section below, considerably more than that amount).

But here's what happened when the interview officially began. The interviewer offered an embarrassingly low rate of $14/hr despite the range that was posted online. He seemed completely unbothered by that shady change. When OP gave a counteroffer of $16/hr (we believe she should have stuck with $23 for negotiating purposes), the interviewer went even lower and made a final offer of $13.75/hr. That was the final straw for OP (thank goodness!) and she walked out right then and there. We all know she would be paid better working retail, and this is someone who is saving lives! Ridiculous!

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Posted by BenWeiss