Get Premium
Dark mode theme is available exclusively for premium users. Learn more about the benefits of subscribing.
No fees, cancel anytime.
Dark Mode 
No fees, cancel anytime 
User submission
345
261.9K
Guy Is Flabbergasted By This Recruiter’s Audacity In Offering Him A Job For Half The Salary He Currently Earns
Interview
If you’re on LinkedIn, the chances are you’ve received a message or two from a recruiter. But this story shared on the Anti Work subreddit shows what happens when a headhunter is unable to not only match your current salary, but offer even half of it.
“I got a message on LinkedIn asking to apply for a new position,” the Redditor wrote, adding that the position turned out to be similar to what he does now, except it includes “more responsibility” and “more seniority.”
It was time for the money talk. “He said he was delighted to tell me they had just raised the salary bracket in this position to 34-38k a year,” the author recounted. The only problem was that he was making 78k a year, excellent working terms included.
This is when the recruiter reached up his sleeve to come up with convincing arguments he thought would prove his job offer was not to be missed. Let’s see how it turned out below.
RELATED:
Recently, a person shared how this recruiter tried convincing him to take a job offer for less than half of his current salary because he’s ‘overpaid’
Image credits: Magnet.me (not the actual photo)
Image credits: LinkedIn Sales Solutions (not the actual photo)
“Recruiters are generally not keen or comfortable offering a lower salary with fewer benefits,” Dawn Moss, the founder of “Your Interview Coach” who has been helping both candidates and hiring managers through the recruitment and selection process since 2013, told Bored Panda.
Moss explained that there has to be a sound reason for taking a lower salary. “For example, a career change, or changing sector, or discipline, or the person has been out of work or has been taking a break.”
Moreover, “when recruiters are ready to offer a candidate, we want that person to be delighted and excited to start with the new company. We want the candidates to feel they are being paid their worth,” Moss told Bored Panda.
She also added that salary is an important factor when looking for a new job. It’s not the only factor, of course. “However, it tends to be high up on the list when people are considering the next move. Generally speaking, it’s acceptable for someone to be looking for an increase on their current salary,” the career coach concluded.
People felt just as flabbergasted about this whole situation, others shared their own similar experiences with recruiters
262Kviews
Share on Facebook
What do you think ?
Ian Sammons 2 years ago
I've not experienced this yet in my industry (recently changed careers, don't even read headhunter contacts)... But for almost two decades I was a cook. If you haven't been in the industry... 99% of folks hiring line cooks list it as chef/sous position to improve the applicant pool and think they're a genius for coming up with this scheme. Towards the end of my time in food service, I had chef'ed in multimillion dollar kitchens, managed 20+ people at a time, worked in every environment imaginable, from 1000+ cover shifts to fine dining, etc. I would still REGULARLY show up to interviews for "chef" roles to find out they are for entry level line cook positions paying <$10/hr... Or worse they actually WERE chef positions paying in that range. I'm like, "You saw my resume, I gave you my expected salary... Why waste both our time?"
La Lucy 2 years ago
I was a program manager for software pot projects. I lost track of the number of recruiters that reached out to me for pilot, aka flying planes, jobs. I would point out they should actually read my resume and not just keyword search. Despite this some still contacted weekly for interviews.
Impetus 2 years ago
Next time just tell them to go ahead and send the resume, see what the company says.
Load More Replies...
phil blanque 2 years ago
I wonder if universities offer degrees in soulless occupations that misrepresent and only make money at the expense of their clients. There seem to be a lot of those leaches around.
Ian Sammons 2 years ago
I've not experienced this yet in my industry (recently changed careers, don't even read headhunter contacts)... But for almost two decades I was a cook. If you haven't been in the industry... 99% of folks hiring line cooks list it as chef/sous position to improve the applicant pool and think they're a genius for coming up with this scheme. Towards the end of my time in food service, I had chef'ed in multimillion dollar kitchens, managed 20+ people at a time, worked in every environment imaginable, from 1000+ cover shifts to fine dining, etc. I would still REGULARLY show up to interviews for "chef" roles to find out they are for entry level line cook positions paying <$10/hr... Or worse they actually WERE chef positions paying in that range. I'm like, "You saw my resume, I gave you my expected salary... Why waste both our time?"
La Lucy 2 years ago
I was a program manager for software pot projects. I lost track of the number of recruiters that reached out to me for pilot, aka flying planes, jobs. I would point out they should actually read my resume and not just keyword search. Despite this some still contacted weekly for interviews.
Impetus 2 years ago
Next time just tell them to go ahead and send the resume, see what the company says.
Load More Replies... phil blanque 2 years ago
I wonder if universities offer degrees in soulless occupations that misrepresent and only make money at the expense of their clients. There seem to be a lot of those leaches around.
Related on Bored Panda
66
30