Foolish Recruiter Offers Candidate $15K Less Than Her Current Position, Freaks Out When She Ghosts Them

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    Font - r/antiwork u/princessgoulash 14h ● I ghosted a bad job offer and they lost their minds that I didn't respond to them.
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    Font - Ok so I'm actually expecting to get a little hate for this cause you know, just cause some people treat you like a d the career world doesn't mean you should stoop to their level. THAT BEING SAID, I did it anyway. Whoops. I got 3 interview requests at the same time last month. It was crazy, in this market? Holy moly.
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    Font - So, I go through the first interview with the first company, get through the process pretty quickly because let me be clear, it could literally have not been a better fit for me. Not to sound too braggy cause I'm really not that cool, but I'm in a niche field and to find someone with my level of experience for their opening must have been an easy day for that recruiter.
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    Font - Go through the whole process, I'm even transparent on what about I make now for salary. From the beginning, all the cards were on the table and not one nay was geard. Eventually, they send me an offer letter a few days after my third interview. An offer that THEY KNOW, by the way, is at least 15k less a year than I make now. AND I would have to go back to an office.
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    Font - Read the offer letter, was irritated and a little bit offended. I did try and counter at a reasonable amount, but they came back with another tiny increase and acted like they were doing something so special and unique just for me by offering more that I should feel lucky. So, I did the mature, rational thing and just ghosted them. Really, it was because I didn't want to waste any more time than I already had.
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    Font - They could not comprehend it. The recruiter called me every day for more than a week. Texts, emails. Eventually just blocked him. Then he has people start to try and call me from the office instead of his cell. Lucky for me caller ID exists. Oh well, onto the next one.
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    Font - grated_testes . 11h How stupid are these people? How stupid do they expect you to be? You explained that you currently have a job that pays 15k more and is wfh. Wt did they expect you to do? Take their offer? Reply 42.6K
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    Font - kx_ ● 10h In the case of most companies, the people that run them are absolute morons. They want you to not prioritize income amount (because that's too materialistic) while they only care about every dollar down to the penny. Fu them through and through. 4 1.4k ↓ ... G
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    Font - Sternenpups. 9h My boss once told, he wouldn't need to pay as much, because he offers "nice" work. ... 4401
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    Font - Samuel VimesTrained. 8h I would - with some factors being right - be content with a slight paycut. Closer to home (now 50 minutes one way) being one. Good company, well managed being another. Secondary perks can influence it as well. But when you are 100% WfH and that`s rescinded, and at less pay too (instead of more because 'we realize the coming to the office is a negative'..) yeah - ghosting is the only response that makes sense. - I mean, companies do this to people applying so often
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    Font - woodmanalejandro 6h seriously, WFH saves most people 5-10k a year. I went from a job with a 30-45min commute each way, that paid 55k, to a job that's 99.9% wfh (I never HAVE to go in to the office, but it's an option if I want to take advantage of some decent perks), that's only 10 minutes away, with a way more casual dress code, that pays 95k...
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    Font - Between the savings from no commute (or very short on rare occasions), and less wear on "office" clothes, less new office clothes purchases, etc, my take home pay has more than doubled. I've had offers since I took this job, that were fully in office, or "hybrid" 2-3 days in office, that were only comparable pay wise... yeah... no thanks. If someone wants me in office regularly, it's going to cost them at least 40% more than I currently make. ... 107
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    Font - clutzycook 7h I had this happen to me a few years ago. Applied for a job that was closer to home. I told them what I currently made and what I was willing to accept for this position (I allowed for a small cut based on the fact that my commuting costs would significantly decrease). After two months and 3 separate interviews, they came back with an offer that was 15k less than what I told them I was willing to accept. I asked if they would negotiate the salary. No. I asked the recruiter ho
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    Font - Smarty McPants4Life • 14h I think you did the exact right thing. They were so disrespectful. They did not deserve a professional response since they were unprofessional from the beginning and wasted your time with their b " Reply ... 763
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    Font - arcaeris 8h ● Was the recruiter external? If so, they probably called nonstop because they thought they had your commission in the bag, and want that money. Same thing happened to me, a company and their external recruiter could not understand that I wouldn't take a $15k pay cut to work at their si company. You didn't do anything wrong. ... Reply 262
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    Font - princessgoulash OP. 5h Actually not an external recruiter. Here is my theory: The company knew from being in the industry that my current company is hemorrhaging talent because of being bought out by another and subsequent 'cultural changes'. They probably got an influx of applicants from my company for engineering roles (not what I do) so thought 'oh my, all these people must be really desperate to leave!'
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    Font - But that makes it kind of more insulting to me actually. Trying to take advantage of people because you have a good opportunity to do so is still just a d' thing to do. Just a theory though. Guess I'll never really know. 4267 ...
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    Font - Southern-Beautiful-3 9h I had a few go nuts when I turned them down. One even threatened to have me, a citizen, deported because I have a French first name and a Slavic last name. Reply 165

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