Two weeks ago, I decided to start searching for a job again, and yesterday one place emailed me to see if I could come to an interview today at 10am. I said yes because she needed to know by 5 and I didn't see it until 415pm. But as I started preparing for the interview that night, I realized I didn't want the job, and the hour-long bus ride there didn't seem worth the “interview practice” I usually use as motivation. So I emailed her around 11pm last night to cancel. For context, it is for a lead teacher position at a childcare center. It was listed at $18/hr, which is what I was making as an assistant teacher in 2019.
My email read:
Hey C—
I decided to cancel the interview. I am not as excited about the position as I should be and the pay is too low for a lead position.
Thank you for the offer of an interview, good luck on your search.
Her response:
Thank you, Holistic_Assassin for letting me know. For future reference pay at many companies is almost always negotiable. The interview is an opportunity to sell yourself many times for the pay you desire.
Descriptions for a job is a small snapshot of what the position is like.
Thank you for letting me know. Good luck to you as well when applying for another position
I can't decide if I should respond. A lead teacher position should be above $20 and I'm sick of playing these games with companies. If they are able to pay more, they should say that in the ad. Instead, they want us to beg to get the wage we all deserve, and that's IF they are even willing to go that high.
Thoughts?