Man With Degree Is Fuming Over Company That Changes Contract to $8/Hour Contract From A $40K Salary
This company deserves to be exposed for its irrationality.
Entering the workforce can be both exhausting and challenging. After years of studying and acquiring qualifications for your chosen career, you have to start from square one.
Surely, there are companies that hire fresh graduates. But there is still competition out there.
Finding a job after obtaining your degree is not easy. On top of looking for a company where you can offer your skill set, you also have to worry about the compensation.
If you have, let's say, an engineering degree, there's an acceptable salary range. If anything below that range is offered to you by a company, then it's a job not worth pursuing.
But what if the initial offer was an acceptable one? It's been finalized in the call, and all you need to do is get interviewed.
Suddenly, the hiring manager changes the terms on the spot. What would be your reaction?
Redditor WaterFidec was in such a situation. After the company abruptly changed its salary offer from $40,000 a year to only $8/hour, he was understandably furious.
And that's understandable. He's worth more than that, after all!
He posted his story under the antiwork subreddit and received the tag called “may be fake, but we like it.” People were utterly shocked and shared their thoughts on his situation.
A summary of the situation
WaterFidecThe company's offer
WaterFidecSomething smells fishy here.
WaterFidec
He just exploded. But who wouldn't, right?
WaterFidec
Last time we checked, someone with an engineering degree is worth much more than that.
WaterFidec
After what he went through there, he probably wouldn't come back.
WaterFidec
The original poster is utterly discouraged after what just happened...
WaterFidec
...and is having an existential crisis.
WaterFidec
Even the mother-in-law is pressuring him to put down money.
WaterFidec
Poor guy.
WaterFidec
Of course he does!
starryvash
A quick guide on how much he should be earning.
Embarrassed-Jello389
See? He's worth more than that indeed!
whaydoineedausername
LinkedIn may be his best shot at getting a job.
Dead_Ratman
This user supports the LinkedIn idea.
RusselGrey
Some users simply couldn't believe it.
DenverBVB
A $40K salary for some is the rate of a remote data entry specialist.
Ataru074
Even dropouts earn $24 an hour.
LostMeBoot
Others are just as mad as the original poster and want the company exposed on Glassdoor.
productivenef
But Glassdoor has a loophole.
vederosa
What was the hiring person thinking?
TorpeAlex
Others suggest he move out of the state because of labor laws.
Bigdaddylovesfatties
Being in Alabama isn't the best for someone like him who has the proper degree and qualifications.
RefrigeratorHot1588
More people are supporting the idea of him moving out of Alabama with his wife.
Infiltrationn
They're stuck in a rut for now.
WaterFidec
Even the price of the trailer isn't worth it.
totesmuhgoats93
There are people suggesting the best places for engineers.
southernfriedmexican
Arizona is another choice.
LedZeppelinRiff
Then there are a couple of people suggesting moving to South Carolina.
ChetChuplee_
$40K is too low, and he should be earning $60K as an engineer.
AoE_Mobius_One
The bottom line? He deserves more than what the company initially offered him
The community believes that he deserves more than the $40K if he has an engineering degree. The trailer isn't helping his situation either.
Good thing he refused the job. He'd be miserable otherwise.
We don't know what the original poster's next step will be, but we sure hope he finds a job that pays what a mechanical engineer is supposed to receive.
