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[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 13 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

You shouldn't have to ask about the salary because that should have been in the job advertisement. Why would anyone even apply for a job if they don't know what it pays?

[–] Miaou@jlai.lu 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Not a thing in continental Europe unfortunately... On the other side, interviewers don't mind the question at all ime

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 4 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

It's a huge waste of everyone's time, including the hiring company, to get to the interview stage only to find out the pay is too low. So stupid.

[–] Danquebec@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 hours ago

They do this because the job seeker is already invested, and doesn't have the time to ponder well their choice, or speak about this with someone else.

They must choose on the spot, and having already invested time. They'll often accept much lower than they would have otherwise.

For the hirer, it pays off on the long term despite the time they also invest. It's thousands, even sometimes tens of thousands of dollars saved each year.

I also don't apply to jobs that don't show the salary in the posting. But I used to when I was desperate.