Update: Job candidate holds his ground after recruiter tries to cheat him out of the proper salary range: 'The number I gave [you] is my minimum'

Side view of a woman in a suit looks through a document as she interviews a man across the table.

This recruiter clearly was not acting in good faith.

Unfortunately for her, she underestimated who she was dealing with.

Perhaps she was used to manipulating naive folks in the workforce, but this candidate had been around the block a few times beforehand. He knew from the get-go that the recruiter's lack of transparency with regard to the position's estimated salary range was already a red flag.

Instead of being upfront about what the compensation package would ultimately look like, the recruiter attempted to turn the tables and put the candidate on the spot about the minimum amount he would accept. Not exactly the vote of confidence this candidate was hoping for from her.

After making it clear what that amount was on three separate occasions throughout the interview process, the recruiter still tried to get this guy to accept something lower. For the candidate, that was the final straw. Keep scrolling below for the full story and for the best reactions from several members of this online community.

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There are lessons to be learned from this candidate's experience. Primarily, it says a lot about the company culture if they repeatedly try to get the most amount of work from you at the lowest price they can manage. It's bad from an optical perspective, and if you're expected as an employee to put your all into your job, shouldn't your company at least pay you what other folks at your level within your industry are earning? Seems pretty standard to us!
"Is it a big red flag if a company asks me for the third time to lower my expected salary?"

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