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Bait-and-switch interview

So I'm sick of my current job and I've been putting applications out there. A local business that I thought would be fun to work for advertised for a “Master Scheduler” position. I have 8 years of scheduling experience in a variety of industries so I sent in my resume. They called me in for a interview yesterday and I was very excited. Background on the position: Master Schedulers in my region average at 65k-70k. I went in assuming they really meant a regular scheduler which is around 45k in my area, which I would have been fine with. I get to the interview and they end up telling me at the end that at their company they hire all office staff as “inside support” for 6-8 weeks. Here's the kicker: they pay $14 a hour and you work 3 days a week. After 8 weeks they decide if you…


So I'm sick of my current job and I've been putting applications out there. A local business that I thought would be fun to work for advertised for a “Master Scheduler” position. I have 8 years of scheduling experience in a variety of industries so I sent in my resume. They called me in for a interview yesterday and I was very excited. Background on the position: Master Schedulers in my region average at 65k-70k. I went in assuming they really meant a regular scheduler which is around 45k in my area, which I would have been fine with. I get to the interview and they end up telling me at the end that at their company they hire all office staff as “inside support” for 6-8 weeks. Here's the kicker: they pay $14 a hour and you work 3 days a week. After 8 weeks they decide if you are a fit and if so, a scheduler there will make $17 a hour. I ended the interview and emailed afterwards to pull my name from contention, explaining the issues and what people actually make in that position. I'm tired of misleading job postings and companies thinking that they can get away with it.

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