Workers Share How They Deal With Lowballing Job Interviewers

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    Font - r/antiwork u/YepperyYepstein • 1d During an interview, when they ask desired pay, this is my way of flipping that question back around to avoid low- ballers:
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    Font - This usually works to reveal low-ballers and this is how I flip it back onto the interviewer: Hiring person: "So what is your anticipated pay for this position?" Me: "If selected for this position and made an offer, I will trust that an offer will be made in good faith, taking my skills and experience into consideration. I will know based on an offer whether it will be a good fit for me."
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    Font - Hiring person: "But we need to list a concrete figure here, so like if you had to put a number to that answer, what would it be?" Me: "Since I don't know the way your organization determines the pay scale, I wouldn't have a concrete number to give you. But I'm sure the range is available internally and I would say an amount within that range that reflects my skills and experience. Did you have any additional questions about my skills or experience that would help clarify that?"
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    Font - Edit: Yes, I realize this will turn away certain companies and offers. That's somewhat the point. And yes you should go into the interview knowing the vague range, but if you want to gauge the culture of the company, my suggestion stands. If a company doesn't expect money to be important to you, why should you assume and do the work of telling them where in their pay scale they should pay you?
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    Font - LessThanThree Hundred • 23h My pay requirement will depend upon the rest of the benefits package such as PTO and health care. I understand those aspects are often less flexible than pay, so lets get those aspects sorted first. Reply 2.9k ...
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    Font - Straight-Nectarine59 21h That is what I said in my last interview as well 4569 ...
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    Rectangle - divinelnsanity4. 20h How'd it go? : ↑ 161
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    Font - Straight-Nectarine59 19h ● I was told that I would receive an X percent bonus annually, which sounded unusual because this should typically be based on the company's performance and subject to change each year. The company also offers health insurance plans and PTO, but the details of these benefits will be discussed further in the next round. ... 4317
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    Font - bluerose1197 • 20h My current health insurance where I work covers my husband's diabetic care 100%. If I were to leave where I am and go to a place that doesn't offer the same with their health care, I would need to earn at least $20k more a year than I do now to ensure we can afford the medicine and doctor's care he needs to live. ... 120
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    Font - Varnigma 23h ● I always ask...."What do you have budgeted for this position?" when they ask me what salary I'm expecting. If they balk I walk, but honestly I've almost never not gotten an answer. ... Reply 2.8k
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    Font - garaks_tailor 22h ● This. "What is the pay range you have available?" 1k ..
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    Font - Chunky Thunder . 21h I usually ask the pay range as well ... 278
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    Font - chmilz 20h ● I'll dig a bit. Show me what reps are making, and what they made in their journey. They'll always want to tell you about their highest- grossing rep who has some combination of unicorn-tier skills, onboarded at a particularly lucrative time, gets all the good leads, or is the boss's child - all unlikely to be reproduced. A telecom tried recruiting me for a particular vertical enterprise territory. When asked, they would only tell me about Bob who rakes in $250+ annually, easy
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    Font - Nemesis_Bucket • 20h Last time I said, "I have a number in mind although I'm not sure you'd be able to match it". I happened to know this company was hurting for employees and wanted me. I actually didn't want to work for this company so I asked for 14/hr over what was initially offered. They got back to me 2 dollars under that and today (one year later) I'm up past my initial absolutely ballsy ridiculous ask by $2. To top it all off they also got me maxed out on pto to begin instead of h
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    Font - LimpConversation642 17h Don't be afraid to be bold. ● IF you have another offer IF the compan is hurting for employees and wants you IF you are that exact person they want IF you are top of the line / rare specialist basically don't be afraid to be bold when you have nothing to lose, are sought after and have insurance. Okay. ... 43 43
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    Rectangle - canuckathome • 22h So after hearing the range, do you just ask for the top end of the range? 97
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    Font - TiaxtheGrand · 22h If you're highly qualified for the position, yes. If you know alot with a lot left to go, probably middle of the road. Even if I was inexperienced I'd probably still ask for middle of the road, unless you have zero experience period. 212
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    Font - sirchtheseeker • 22h Went for an interview, went thru walkthrough and describing what I could offer in my clinical skill set. Get to the salary and I throw one out that would take to get me to move and join their practice. They tell me that's not doable and give me a salary 35 k less. I literally look at them, say this is why you have nothing but locums and why your bottom line is getting worse. Happen to have a copy of their competitor hospital across town that pays 45 k more than them a
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    Rectangle - slickromeo 19h But when they read your printout, they realized the error of their ways. Right?.... right...? 157
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    Rectangle - sirchtheseeker • 19h You so funny ... 104
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    Rectangle - RamHands 23h If the pay range is not listed on the jon advertisement, they're low-ballers ... Reply 547
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    Font - barnhole 22h My current position didn't have pay listed and ended up starting people on our team 40% more than other positions in the industry. Same wage for everyone. I was so shocked that I thought it was a mistake and made sure to ask again what the pay was. Most of us have no experience in the industry itself and were provided great training 4 175 + ...
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    Font - muxman 22h ● My last job interview my answer was, I made X amount at my last job, I'd like to make a reasonable amount more than that given my experience. I'd like at least this amount, and I asked for $15k more than my last job paid me. Then they offered me even more than that. Said they wanted me to be happy and I was worth it. In the end I got $30k more than what I was making at my previous job. Don't underestimate just flat out saying it. I want more money than what I was making and I
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    Font - Buckus93 21h You shouldn't reveal what your pay was at your current position. HR will use it to juuuust entice you enough. Let's say you were making 50k, and the budget for the new company is 70-100k. But you tell them your current pay. They might offer you 60k and pat themselves on the back for saving 10k. ... 4 86 +

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