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Yep, same, though not in CA. I had a record but no convictions. It didn't prevent me from getting the job but they did try to use it as a negotiating tactic to
by cheez 6y ago
Yep, same, though not in CA.
I had a record but no convictions. It didn't prevent me from getting the job but they did try to use it as a negotiating tactic to lower salary (didn't happen, I also forced them to increase it by 10% at the 3 month mark)
- oblongx 6y agoI really curious what was their tact with that? "We see based on your record that you're not worth as much as we thought..."
- sq_ 6y agoReal reason: "oh, look, we might be able to spend less for this person's work" Tactic: "well, we'd be taking a risk by hiring you, what if you do something bad again? or if this turns in to a PR problem?"
- freepor 6y agoIf they refused to hire you I’d be fine with it, but lowballing 10% means they’re not seriously concerned about the risk.
- cheez 6y agoThey didn't low ball 10%, it was more like 25%.
- freepor 6y agoIf you are an insurance company and you raise someone's rates 25% it's just business -- risk management in large pools. As a hiring decision, though, any percentage discount makes it clear that you're not seriously worried about the risk -- if you were, you just wouldn't hire the person. On the individual hiring decision the risk calculus doesn't work like that -- "they're a greater risk so they'll need to provide more of a profit compared to their salary."
- cheez 6y agoThat was almost verbatim lol
- cheez 6y agoI loved my boss. He was openly himself and the circumstance was one such that any money he didn't pay me went to his pocket. I understood this and had absolutely no hard feelings towards him and his honesty was one reason why I continue to respect him and vice versa. So he tried many times to find reason to pay me less than I wanted, this was one.
- koolba 6y agoThat’s sounds like an epically dick move. Was it localized to the hiring department trying to “win” a negotiation or systemic to the company?
- cheez 6y agoJust the boss negotiating with me. No hard feelings about it.