Throughout the years of job hunting, it was always a relief to see an hourly wage posted on opening. Especially if it was an odd number like $21.33 an hour. It eliminates SO much bullshit. And I'm not talking about $18.00-25.00 where they are projecting your POSSIBLE wage hitting targets.
Or with salary, posting a range of $16,135-$127,415. A range so ridiculous you don't know if you're applying at McDonalds or Goldman Sachs.
How are employers still getting away with dragging you through an application, cover letter essay, 2 hour personality test, and 3 interviews before it's even kosher to bring it up? It's been 5 years since I applied for a job but I'm told it looks bad to even ask before you have an offer letter in hand. You have to close the deal with the company before you can even sniff the topic whether they are right for you.
Why does it look bad? Because we're still pretending people give a damn about ping pong tables, pizza Wednesdays and jeans Fridays? A salary is the beginning, middle and end of a job. The only reason we're there. Health insurance and 401k matter, but if the salary is not right nobody is staying long.
My last company used to do quarterly surveys. Every single time the results were the same. An overwhelming response from the employees to stop being content paying us 50-75th percentile of market value. Yet they could never understand why despite 2,000 people telling them.