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- All workers must be paid a living wage for their labor.
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I recently started a new position. I had to be escorted in and out for the first interview. On the way out, the hiring manager complimented me twice that I'd done so well in the interview. The second interview was over Zoom, so there was no shared elevator ride at the end, but I got the job.
It was at the lower end of what was advertised. And even though I've received really nice positive feedback a few time (today, "professionalism and patience" was mentioned, I think I'm getting close to the most my boss had a budget to give. I base this on observations and gut feeling, nothing empirical. Just a vibe I get.
I think the org lied on the job req. I blame HR rather than my boss. I actually quite like my boss.
This company is an international financial institution based in NYC. The mid point of the range was about 10% below where salary surveys said a person at my point in my career should be paid where I live for the job description.
Don't try to find "good" reasons for this crap. The range went from entry level pay for a non-senior developer to way higher than anyone should expect to get. They maliciously complied with the law, like the employers in this article are doing.
I since got a job for a similar base pay plus bonus (thank God) from a much smaller but fast growing company.