HIRING RECRUITER SPARKS OUTRAGE AFTER REVEALING SHE OFFERED A CANDIDATE $45,000 LESS THAN THE JOB SALARY

[Beruseruku Desu]

HIRING RECRUITER SPARKS OUTRAGE AFTER REVEALING SHE OFFERED A CANDIDATE $45,000 LESS THAN THE JOB SALARY

A hiring recruiter sparked outrage online after posting on LinkedIn that she offered a job candidate $45,000 less than the hiring budget because the individual did not negotiate for a higher salary.

In a tweet that now has more than 215,000 likes, user @TE_AMO_COURT shared a screenshot of the LinkedIn post, which was written by recruiter Mercedes S Johnson, with the caption: “There are two types of ppl in this world smh.”


In the LinkedIn post, Johnson says that she offered a candidate $85,000 for a job that had a budget of $130,000. “I offered her that because that’s what she asked for and I personally don’t have the bandwidth to give lessons on salary negotiation,” Johnson wrote in her post.

it should be a federal law for all companies to show what the exact pay range is when a job is listed.

 

[aquatic barefoot]

Can you post the full article/tweet?

So what’s the issue here? Poor negotiation skills on the part of the candidate, or the recruiter bragging that she shortchanged someone.

I don’t follow.

 

[kingkoopa]

Gotta be a troll job.

How does person in any field not know how much their position pays?

I could see maybe a few grand short but $40k?

Aint no way.

 

[finessence]

Recruiter spelling “people” as “ppl” I’m good

She can’t even write correctly

 

[Pedro Navaja]

This happens every day B

 

[KingdomFlatbush]

Eh, I guess I can see her point but just ethically I can't rock with that.

The market is too hot right now for recruiters to be shortchanging people like that.

But also, damn a 45k difference though? lol

 

[finessence]

It’s not even her money anyway

Smh.

 

[ahat]

"I wouldve asked for so much money theyd have put me on layaway"

 

[ahat]

It’s not even her money anyway

Smh.

Ya but im sure if she saved them 40k she receives some sort of compensation somewhere in form of bonus or whatever. I know a lot of companies cheap out on hiring and give 1 person the work of 2, or even 3 people and the higher ups eat off that

 

[Extrait de Minimalisme]

I’ve always heard of people asking for ex $55k and being offered $70k.. like ‘they gave me more than what I asked for’

Essentially those hiring are capping out (or potentially) whatever budget they have. And that’s how it should be. It’s not their money.

 

[blakep267]

It’s fake. What job with that kind of salary has somebody that unprofessional as the hirer

 

[Beruseruku Desu]

Can you post the full article/tweet?

So what’s the issue here? Poor negotiation skills on the part of the candidate, or the recruiter bragging that she shortchanged someone.

I don’t follow.

Professional Recruiter Dragged Online For Offering Candidate $45,000 Less Than The $130K Hiring Budget

Mercedes S. Johnson got heat after sharing on LinkedIn that she offered a candidate $85,000—$45,000 less than her hiring budget—because they asked for it.

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Recruiter sparks outrage after offering a candidate $45,000 less than the job salary

‘I personally don’t have the bandwidth to give lessons on salary negotiation’

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People Are Really, Really Mad About This Viral Salary Advice

One woman's story prompted a seriously heated debate about negotiating salaries. What would you have done?

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[wallyhopp]

It’s tough out there. Maybe they felt if they lowballed themselves they would get the job over others? If you ask for too much, they could just laugh at you all the way out the building.

 

[tay1]

She had the bandwith to post that nonsense though. Social media has taken a toll on people I swear

 

[tr1ll]

The only way I can see this happening is if said interviewee was just rage applying and didn’t see the pay range.

 

[uncalled4boy]

Can you post the full article/tweet?

So what’s the issue here? Poor negotiation skills on the part of the candidate, or the recruiter bragging that she shortchanged someone.

I don’t follow.

You Are Right That It Is Negligent On The Candidates Part To Not Be Informed.

But It's Also Eyebrow Raising That A Business Would Do Something Unethical Like This.

I've Actually Seen This Though At A Company Before Where

One Guy Got Hired At 150k, Fired In Three Weeks, Then They Filled His Position To Someone Else At 120k.

 

[harlemtothebronx]

This kind of thing happens pretty often in some fields. Whether or not this example is true is one thing, but transparpency about salaries has been something that corporations have hid behind and benefitted from for years.

Hell, it doesn't even need to be that the interviewee doesn't understand salary ranges in the field. Some people just don't go into interviews with the mindstate to request or demand more.

 

[brendasdeadbaby]

Gotta be a troll job.

How does person in any field not know how much their position pays?

I could see maybe a few grand short but $40k?

Aint no way.

This happens often. wage and salary vary state to state. Applicant could have been from a part of the country where they pay less for her skills and moved to a bigger city where salary is more to keep up with cost of living. another example pharmacist get paid more at retail locations like cvs and rite aid straight outta school than pharmacist at hospitals (in ny at least)

 

[ahat]

You Are Right That It Is Negligent On The Candidates Part To Not Be Informed.

But It's Also Eyebrow Raising That A Business Would Do Something Unethical Like This.

I've Actually Seen This Though At A Company Before Where

One Guy Got Hired At 150k, Fired In Three Weeks, Then They Filled His Position To Someone Else At 120k.

This brings up another scenario ....the person in the example asked for 85k because they didnt know the salary range/their worth whatever whatever. Theres a 2nd candidate, equally as qualified, but they knew all this and asked for 130k. You telling me, all things equal between the 2 candidates, the company is gonna pay an extra 45k? Man theyre paying the 85k lol

 

[Mark Antony]

This happens often. wage and salary vary state to state. Applicant could have been from a part of the country where they pay less for her skills and moved to a bigger city where salary is more to keep up with cost of living. another example pharmacist get paid more at retail locations like cvs and rite aid straight outta school than pharmacist at hospitals (in ny at least)

I'm surprised people don't think this is common. Out of towners, young folks, minorities etc. To someone coming from an area making 12 an hour, 85 sounds like a dream and unethical folks with nothing to gain take advantage. I don't see what kinda extra bandwidth you need to tell the candidate the range.

 

[Brownstone]

85K was probably life changing for the candidate. I remember my biggest bump to date in my career was an almost 100% increase. I took it AND ran. Could I have gotten 10-20k more? probably. But why? It was more than enough for me at the time and I was blessed.

Shame on the recruiter for outing this individual. She is a moron and confirms my belief that HR employees are the scourge of the corporate world.

 

[brendasdeadbaby]

Also that recruiter/interviewer probably got a nice pat on the back for saving the company money on that hire. A percentage probably going into her yearly bonus even. Just business even if it is a ****ty practice I couldn’t do to somebody else.

 

[uncalled4boy]

I'm surprised people don't think this is common.

This.

 

[brendasdeadbaby]

HR employees are the scourge of the corporate world.

Facts!!! **** HR.

 

[plansb]

So this is why all the recruiters on LinkedIn are currently posting all their little stories about them getting more than asking salary for people.