Just got referred to a job interview by an acquaintance at a tech company. The recruiter says they pay $70k total…after a performance bonus. So the base pay is probably more like $60k. The top tech company in the area pays $70k base. So how do I get that $70k base that the top company on the area is offering? I’ve only talked to the recruiter so far. Still have hiring manager and etc. to speak with. I’m thinking maybe lie about having a competing offer?
Abusive Boss Update You may remember my post a few days ago here it is: My boss is an abusive pig he screams at his employees and clients daily telling them to die a cancerous death. He screams and spits in my face and told me to kill myself if I made a mistake on a report. The work environment is awful but it’s his company so no one will do anything about it. He punches the copy machine when he can’t figure out how to use it. This job is destroying my life I’ve only been there for 6 months and I can’t sleep or eat when I’m out of work I regularly have panic attacks when I’m home, I can’t even enjoy my time off of work. It’s the busy season so we are expected to work 6 days a week until the end of April and idk…
I work an office job. My company has lost a lot of valuable employees over the last few months due to internal chaos and is also struggling to find new employees. This is why me and my colleagues have struggled to keep the department running but we did really well with lots of overtime and sweat. As part of our annual talks with our bosses I was told that I did really, really well and that they trust me to be able to take even more responsibility and more challenging tasks this year. Please note that I am already responsible for nearly everything and my tasks have trippled since I started working for this company. Anyway, as I am such a good working bee my boss made the following “generous” offer: a 100 euro (net) raise in 5 months in case I continue to do well. Wow, how grateful I…
