I've been interviewing a lot recently, and the worst thing a job can do is incorrectly stating the salary. I recently applied for a bakery position. The post on Indeed stared that it was an $17 an hour position, benefits, PTO, the works. Sounds great! Fairly standard for the job im looking at in regards to salary. After finally scheduling an interview, im able to sit down with the manager and owner. Great interview, I genuinely enjoyed how their staff interacted, and how they ran the business. Then, the kicker. “This position is actually $11 an hour, about $17 an hour with tips”. NEVER in my experience, are tips genuinely a good salary boost. Especially in this line of business, as bakeries get extremely slow after the holidays. Even during my interview, which took about an hour, only a few customers walked in the door. Very few are tipping for their $4 danish. So no, it's $11 an hour. For a baker? That is so staggeringly low thats it is insulting. I know its not a new issue on this sub, but my God is it infuriating! It immediately turned me off from this seemingly great job.
Side note- there are petitions online to have employers state their ACTUAL salaries with transparencies. Please spread these around and sign if you can!
Thanks for letting me rant a bit, y'all.