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Location: East of Seattle since 1992, 615' Elevation, Zone 8b - originally from SF Bay Area
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No, in fact I have a hire pending, and while the applicant requested $20/hour on the application, I'm plan on offering $25. I doubt there will be any negotiation problem. We pay what the person is potentially worth in the value they bring to the business.
We lost a lot of good candidates over the past several years, when such practices as the OP outlined were dictated by corporate hq in Europe. Now that we've been gobbled up by a humongous company, it seems things are getting back to closer to reality.
I don't think so, but we are a small team. I was offered market rate to maybe slightly above. My former employer had basically redefined my position, and candidates were turning down offers left and right.
No, we offer above average wages for our positions.
You need to make sure your are not confusing "low balling candidates" with "candidates think they are worth more than they are". Many candidates have this unrealistic belief that they are worth ever so much more than they are, so, when they get hit with the reality that they are not worth $195,846.03 a year but only $55,000.00, they take it as if the employer is the one out of touch and "low balling". Don't blame the industry for paying prevailing wages just because some worker is out of touch with their true worth to a company.
Yes. I work in government and we've moved from offering salaried positions to offering hourly, no benefit positions that are hourly at the base pay of what the salary would be. There's no room for negotiation, and of course the quality expectations are the same as they'd be if the position were in the competitive service. Needless to say, it's like expecting a whole herd of unicorns. We have one category of positions where it's just a given that people won't last more than a year and then it will probably take 6 months or more to find a replacement.
My company does unfortunately. But my team has received three raises this year making my team's income more competitive. There are other departments at my company that I know for a fact are grossly underpaid. Unfortunately, we live in southwest Florida, and workers will take the crap pay out of desperation for a meager insurance policy.
I am making about $16k more than I did last year, after starting with this new company. My former employer has raised salary levels for the same positions, after their annual market wage review. They are paying over $100k/yr for non-management positions.
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