Applied online in August and the job opening closed up. After three interviews, then an email from HR saying “Congrats Chicken Dinner, you're the final candidate!,” then a background check, I finally got a verbal offer from a department with a December 1 start. I said that sounds good but can we match my salary at my current company. It was something like a $4k increase.
I worked at my current toxic job for 7 years without a raise before this summer, so I didn’t think it unreasonable to try to keep what I got. They said they didn’t think that’d be a problem and just had to get the salary approved.
That was a week ago and I am still waiting on that official offer letter. Emailed the manager and he said “I'll email HR again and get back to you”. That was Monday and no word yet. I'd hate to keep bothering them.
Is their HR really that slow? Are they stringin' me along while they look for someone cheaper? Did I make a mistake asking for the salary bump? If they won't do it, why not just tell me?
If I had known I'd still be dangling out here over $4000 I wouldn't have asked for the increase. All I have right now is just my dick in my hand.