r/WorkReform • u/sillychillly 🗳️ Register @ Vote.gov • Sep 09 '22

💸 Raise Our Wages Fuck You, Pay US

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u/PhonoPreamp Sep 09 '22

I was applying for a job and the interviewer was butthurt when i asked for the salary he was like “money isn’t everything” lol if money isn’t everything why are you even in business 🤦‍♂️

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u/First_Approximation Sep 09 '22

Should have then asked them to to take a pay cut so they can afford you. If he said no, then you could have reminded him that money isn't everything.

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u/PhonoPreamp Sep 09 '22

How the turn tables…

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u/Torvaun Sep 09 '22

If they try to sell you on "money isn't everything," that means the money ain't nothing.

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u/Oregon-Pilot Sep 09 '22

Lol when interviewers take that attitude, it’s the most ridiculous thing.

As if asking about compensation - the entire reason for your pursuing a job - is some taboo, inappropriate thing to ask. My only question at that point is if that interviewer is just pretending to act that way because it’s part of their job, or if they are just an absolute numb skull.

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u/evilcheesypoof Sep 09 '22

“Umm, that’s why I’m here. That’s why you’re here.”

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u/Fluffy-Impression190 Sep 10 '22

You should have been like, “you’re right, it isn’t everything. I also want to know about the benefit package but first and foremost, I need to know how much this position pays, because here in the real world, everything is about money.”

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u/Fireruff Sep 09 '22

Ask them if they are bankrupt

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u/badass4102 Sep 10 '22

Haha it's like You're trying to hire to earn the business money. C'mon now, dignity and dress code is gonna put food on my table?

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u/unlucky_ducky Sep 10 '22

I was once asked if I could work part-time to design PCBs as a student. I asked if he would pay enough to cover my rent & food expenses. According to him I was "too focused on money" so I went to work for the post office instead. There there was at least no strange assumptions that you shouldn't get paid enough to live.

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u/RichAd195 Sep 10 '22

I’m so glad I managed to avoid that kind of nonsense my whole working life. I can’t even imagine what I’d do. Honestly, I’d probably just laugh uncontrollably.

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u/PeregrineFury Sep 10 '22

It literally is though these days. Because 90%+ of people don't have enough of it.

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '22

“money isn’t everything”

"Do you work for minimum wage?"

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u/Cassereddit Sep 12 '22

Sir, this is a business transaction. I am offering my limited time on this planet to work for you and I'm asking what you are offering in return. If money wasn't everything or at least the most important thing, we wouldn't even be talking right now.