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A place for majestic STEMLORD peacocking, as well as memes about the realities of working in a lab.
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This is a science community. We use the Dawkins definition of meme.
Having been on the other end of this where they picked an applicant from outside so they could pay them less, despite more than one person being more qualified and already working for the company, I'm not sure who's side to be on here. On the one hand, if you've already got someone lined up for the job, this is disingenuous. On the other hand, if someone already working for you can do the job but you don't want to pay them what they're worth, that's just messed up on several levels.
Companies do 2 things:
lie to you
underpay you
If you are going to play the game of working in a corporation, the best time to apply to new jobs is the moment you get one. Loyalty died a long time ago, so don't pretend your manager is on your side.
Or also go freelance and never let 1 person control your income. In capitalism, money is freedom. If someone controls your money, they control your freedom.
Your manager might be on your side, but most impactful decisions come from one or more levels above your manager, and they're just as powerless as you to change corporate decisions.