Long story short. I completed three interviews for a company and they ended up extending an offer to me. Here’s how the convo went..
Hiring manager: we would like to extend the offer to you.
Me: that’s great!
awkward pause
Me: .. so what’s the starting salary and benefits
Hiring manager: *sounds unprepared to answer the question. Takes a moment to find the starting salary number and reads it off
Me: great, and what to do the benefits include? Can you send me a copy of everything in writing?
She agreed but appeared so agitated that I would have the audacity to ask such questions..should the starting salary not be the second thing straight out of a hiring manager’s mouth?? Anyway, I ended up declining the offer… saw those red flags an RAN