I, as professionally as I could, laid into an interviewer recently.
Spent the first 15 minutes gassing up this company “x growth over y years, we have z offices across n countries, we did a bajillion in revenue and were just getting started. So what’re you looking for for a salary?”
I responded "wow, it sounds like you guys are doing really well. Considering what I bringing to the table, market averages, and the fact that if sounds like you all are doing quite well I’d say a ballpark of 10 to 12 thousand a month makes sense.
Guys face dropped. He countered with 60k.
“Alright dude, listen, you just made me sit through 1t minutes of you telling me how much money this company has and how dominant they are in the field, and you’re going to legitimately give me the lowest offer I’ve ever heard in my professional career? I went from impressed by to embarrassed for your company in an instant. Let’s not waste one another’s time here.”
He said 10-12k per month, and then only said 60k but not per when.
I was trying to figure out if they forgot to add per year or if they mistyped the last number.
I, as professionally as I could, laid into an interviewer recently.
Spent the first 15 minutes gassing up this company “x growth over y years, we have z offices across n countries, we did a bajillion in revenue and were just getting started. So what’re you looking for for a salary?”
I responded "wow, it sounds like you guys are doing really well. Considering what I bringing to the table, market averages, and the fact that if sounds like you all are doing quite well I’d say a ballpark of 10 to 12 thousand a month makes sense.
Guys face dropped. He countered with 60k.
“Alright dude, listen, you just made me sit through 1t minutes of you telling me how much money this company has and how dominant they are in the field, and you’re going to legitimately give me the lowest offer I’ve ever heard in my professional career? I went from impressed by to embarrassed for your company in an instant. Let’s not waste one another’s time here.”
I’ve had interviewers tell me they wish they had known i had quality certifications before the interview started.
Glances at previous employment, list of certifications, cover page, previous employment #2, previous employment #3
The HR people i encounter during contract interviews that aren’t literate is staggering.
I might be mistaken but 60k > 12 thousand, no?
Or are you taking about 60k per year, suddenly?
Yes, per year. They started at 50% of my low end.
He meant 10-12k per month. 60k is less than 5k per month.
He said 10-12k per month, and then only said 60k but not per when. I was trying to figure out if they forgot to add per year or if they mistyped the last number.
Also, per month numbers usually are net-value, and per year numbers usually are raw-value.
There may be even a 100% increase from the first to the later.