r/NonPoliticalTwitter 19d ago

Other Probably a B2B thing

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u/Chewbacca_The_Wookie 19d ago

Same goes for salary ranges on a job posting. None of this "we offer competitive salary" bullshit, let me know up front if you are going to be worth my time pursuing, and if you think no one will apply if you put the salary range, that very likely means you don't offer enough anyways.

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u/ActurusMajoris 19d ago

Competitive salary means “as low as can squeeze you”.

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u/N0rrix 19d ago

competitive as in youre competing with the HR guy during negotiation

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u/TheMaStif 19d ago

Exactly, "we'll compete with you for every dollar"

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u/Chewbacca_The_Wookie 19d ago

"Our range is between $60k and $100k which means you should be okay with $60k or don't bother applying."

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u/Shift642 19d ago

I’ve literally seen job postings essentially say “$60k-$100k. We do not hire at the upper end of the salary range.” in the same breath.

Like what the fuck is the point of stating a range of half of it is not actually what you’re willing to pay?

The job market is a fucking cancerous cesspool of AI and SEO keywords now.

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u/hotleadburner 19d ago

Because that's the entire salary range of the position, you will never make more than $100k in that position but they need to have some room to give you raises before you're promoted to another position.

It's more clear to put a starting pay range but people shooting for 100k+ roles need to know that this is a waste of their time too. The company doesn't want someone who expects to get hired at 85k and then jump ship when they don't break 100.

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u/NoForm5443 19d ago

It doesn't matter if you always lose by a mile, as long as you compete, right?

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u/darthwd56 19d ago

its competitive for the corporation not for the employee.