YAJ(ob)T: Interviewer called back...

[fbrdphreak]

You made a good choice man. Don't worry, more opportunities will come along.

 

[Stuxnet]

Originally posted by: bonkers325
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i declined the offer

Sounds like a wise move.

Just out of curiosity, what was his reaction? Did you explain yourself?

For instance:

"I respectfully decline your offer because your personality sucks, you treated me like a toolbag, and my landlord doesn't accept peanuts in lieu of rent."

 

[bonkers325]

Originally posted by: jbourne77

Originally posted by: bonkers325
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i declined the offer

Sounds like a wise move.

Just out of curiosity, what was his reaction? Did you explain yourself?

For instance:

"I respectfully decline your offer because your personality sucks, you treated me like a toolbag, and my landlord doesn't accept peanuts in lieu of rent."

i told him that i wouldnt be able to live comfortably on that salary

he replies "ok, i understand."

then thats was the end of that

 

[altonb1]

Originally posted by: bonkers325
-no benefits were discussed.
-salary has not been negotiated yet.
-and he wants an answer before 5pm today...

i feel like he's trying to pressure me and lowball me on salary and benefits. this would be my first "real job" after college, so any advice is appreciated

i think the obvious answer is to finalize those important details before accepting the job offer, but what would ATOT do?

edit:
i said something to that effect (i need to know details regarding salary and benefits before accepting) and he replied "we can discuss those after you accept the offer, i want you to start tomorrow"

edit2:
i called back. i asked for benefits, compensation, salary, job details...

benefits = health + 401k

2 weeks vacation after 6 months

i asked about salary again... he said $30-35k :| thats way too low to live on, not to mention i will have college and graduate school loans to pay off! not to mention $10 in tolls and at least a 1 hour commute each way! so i declined the offer

CLIFFS: got a sh!tty offer, turned it down.

also, thanks for the good advice. i appreciate it

So being unemployed is worth more than a $30-35k/year job?

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: bonkers325
i asked about salary again... he said $30-35k :| thats way too low to live on, not to mention i will have college and graduate school loans to pay off! not to mention $10 in tolls and at least a 1 hour commute each way! so i declined the offer

It's a low offer for Civ E, but way too low to LIVE on? You might not be able to keep the gold-plated Hummer, but if you can't live comfortably on $30k, you need to take a serious look at your budget.

 

[AlgaeEater]

Not worth a job if you don't even know clearly what you're getting into.

Good luck with future job offers, I'm waiting for some of them to call me to.

 

[Yossarian]

lol even after all that he wouldn't tell you the exact salary. must be a wonderful place to work.

 

[vital]

WTF kinda offer is $30-$35k? Companies should only put a range when advertising about the job.. When they give you an offer, it should be a a fixed amount. Either $30k or $35k. What if you accept and you get only $30k?

 

[ta8689]

ok so youre a college grad and thats all he offered? good job on turning it down

 

[The Batt?sai]

Originally posted by: kranky
<Ring...Ring...>
Hello, Mr. Smith, this is bonkers325 calling, in reference to the Ruler of the Universe position we have been discussing at XYZ Company. I wanted to get a few more details about the position so I can make a decision today as you requested. Do you have a minute to go over a couple things? Great. When we met earlier about the job, we never got a chance to discuss some of the details like salary and benefits. I'm sure you understand that I need to consider that as part of my decision, so could you give me some information about salary and benefits?

say it just like that lol

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: jagec

Originally posted by: bonkers325
i asked about salary again... he said $30-35k :| thats way too low to live on, not to mention i will have college and graduate school loans to pay off! not to mention $10 in tolls and at least a 1 hour commute each way! so i declined the offer

It's a low offer for Civ E, but way too low to LIVE on? You might not be able to keep the gold-plated Hummer, but if you can't live comfortably on $30k, you need to take a serious look at your budget.

He's in Brooklyn. $30k pre-tax is what, $23k after tax? Between rent and utitilities, he's looking at around $12,000, more than half his salary.