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We've offered a salary twice the median for our city, plus benefits, paid transportation, 401k matching and 3-year enrollment to our profit sharing plan. It's
by hodwik 11y ago
We've offered a salary twice the median for our city, plus benefits, paid transportation, 401k matching and 3-year enrollment to our profit sharing plan.
It's not a pay issue as best as I can tell.
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- optimusclimb 11y agoTwice the median for "the city" overall? Including waitresses, garbage men, bank tellers, etc? If a skilled surgeon (or someone 5+ years into their career at Goldman, etc) makes 4 times the median of your city, what does the median have to do with what they're worth? Sorry, not trying to be rude, but whenever I hear people saying they "can't find anyone", they still counter that they're offering enough...and yet they still can't fill the position. It doesn't make any sense.
- hodwik 11y agoTwice the median total would still be $70,000 so I'm not sure what you're getting at. You don't think $70k seems like a reasonable salary for a skilled graphic designer?
- jonknee 11y agoDidn't you just say you haven't been able to find one with the money you're offering? I'm not sure where you're located, but it's certainly possible that you're not paying enough.
- optimusclimb 11y agoLike you said, skilled graphic designers are in high demand. As a software engineer, I made over 70k base my first job out of school in 2006, with similar perks. And this wasn't even at Google/Microsoft/etc. So I don't think if I were a good graphic designer now, I'd be stoked on 70k a year in most locales.
- EarthLaunch 11y agoSure it can make sense, it was already said in the post you replied to; it's possible for there to be a lack of high-level professionals.