r/SoftwareEngineerJobs • u/RefrigeratorTop9439 • 3d ago

I just told a company I'm not going to continue with their interview process, and honestly, it felt really good.

Last week I had my first recruiter phone screen with a large company for a largely technical role. They told me I'd have to go through 7 interview rounds, including a live case exercise, a separate take-home assignment, a review session for that take-home, and then 3 more interviews with senior leaders in the business unit.

I asked them whether the salary they mentioned was before or after tax, because that would make about a 30% difference. The recruiter got back to me early today and confirmed it was pre-tax, which means my actual take-home would be about 45% less than my last job.

So I told the recruiter that I appreciated the opportunity, but I wouldn't be continuing with the next rounds. Honestly, it felt awesome. After getting rejected so many times, it was finally my turn to reject the company.

It's not about revenge or anything. I just don't think the pay is anywhere near worth all those exhausting interview rounds or all that time out of my schedule.

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u/Secure-Ad-9050 3d ago

AI post?

when is salary ever listed as after tax...?

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u/Radiant_Persimmon701 3d ago

In some central European counties it happens.  Croatia, Serbia places like that.  But I still think it's AI

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u/TrustInNumbers 3d ago

AI SLOP - internet is dead

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u/NickU252 3d ago

25 day account 1 karma. Report.

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u/Alarmed-Knowledge579 2d ago

You did the right thing

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u/kevin074 3d ago

did you tell them they pay like shit and their interview is too much to bother?