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Why would people disclose the current salary they have?
by gte910h 15y ago
Why would people disclose the current salary they have?
- thematt 15y agoI agree, I've never understood why that data point is relevant to the job I'm applying/being-recruited for.
- jpablo 15y agoBecause they want to offer just enough for the money to be attractive to you, but no more.
- raimondious 15y agoBut that only explains it from the poacher's perspective. The question still remains, why would the poachee want to state their current salary?
- mjwalshe 15y agoThey don't know how to negotiate
- LukeRB 15y agoI think it's even more interesting when the first number is more than the second, as it is in the listing below: "I'm a Mobile Product Support Specialist, and I currently make $90,000 in Mountain View, CA. I'm ONLY interested in jobs as a Community Manager, Product Quality Analyst, Junior UX/Interaction Designer that pay at least $65,000 in San Francisco, CA."
- felideon 15y agoI assumed it is by people who want to jump-start a new career path, eg: from developer to designer, or want to move to a different city.
- rhp 15y agoThat's assuming the numbers they disclose are even honest to begin with.
- nestlequ1k 15y agoThe site's called "job poacher". You poach a good dev (who likes his job) by offering significantly more money than they're making now. 15k-20k more is usually enough to snatch anyone from anywhere.
- mekoka 15y agoI suppose it could be an indicator of your motivation. If you're making 80k and are looking to be paid at least 70k, it might show that at your level, you could potentially get 90k if you wanted, but have other considerations than money.