tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post6660595111441174647..comments2024-03-29T09:05:29.819-04:00Comments on Chemjobber: "How much did you make in your last position?"Chemjobberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-34978379357065413092016-02-12T16:15:50.372-05:002016-02-12T16:15:50.372-05:00Anon, I don't think you understand what Old Bi...Anon, I don't think you understand what Old Biddy is saying. It's a dig at the employer, not advice for the employeeDr. Mindbendernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-40253666137593221992016-02-12T12:52:06.436-05:002016-02-12T12:52:06.436-05:00Violation of the "you" rule; deleted.Violation of the "you" rule; deleted. Chemjobberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-58602663647537115582016-02-12T12:50:04.182-05:002016-02-12T12:50:04.182-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-80549947297053265312016-02-12T12:45:05.951-05:002016-02-12T12:45:05.951-05:00Prior salary is only an impediment to getting hire...Prior salary is only an impediment to getting hired if someone is dogmatic that their new salary needs to be higher. Any rational employer will pay the least amount for the maximum skills they can get, though I can see a worry about hiring someone at 75% of the prior salary potentially demotivating the employee. Sucks to be on the steady supply/decreasing demand curve, but preferrable to do so here than in most countries of the world (clearly except for Western Europe where people seem to care more greatly for each other....I read something about that in an old book about a Jewish carpenter...fortunately Americans know that taxes are bad).<br /><br />I sympathize with Mr. Edwards but, as pointed out above, he's just as likely not hired getting based on age (yes, yes, discriminatory, good luck proving that).biotechtoreadornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-86738769302684407392016-02-12T12:27:02.052-05:002016-02-12T12:27:02.052-05:00What do you want to bet that if he'd gotten in...What do you want to bet that if he'd gotten in first with a question about how much the position paid, they'd question his motivation--and if he'd asked second, they'd think he was being difficult?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-77813735746873515742016-02-12T11:39:55.827-05:002016-02-12T11:39:55.827-05:00Won't work as your experience or publication c...Won't work as your experience or publication can reveal a lot! No escape from this "google" age reality.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-75806639431818084282016-02-12T10:11:15.734-05:002016-02-12T10:11:15.734-05:00While we're at it, I've been seeing a lot ...While we're at it, I've been seeing a lot of ads for "New graduates" or some variation thereof. At least try to hide your age discrimination a bit better.Old Biddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12982631719343776864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-82299310650426963482016-02-12T09:33:24.432-05:002016-02-12T09:33:24.432-05:00Seems like a thinly-veiled way to get away with ag...Seems like a thinly-veiled way to get away with age discrimination...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-44758589270279163492016-02-11T21:53:54.077-05:002016-02-11T21:53:54.077-05:00IIRC, when I filled out a profile on the ACS job b...IIRC, when I filled out a profile on the ACS job board, it makes you give your current salary. This is in advance of actually applying for a specific job. I think they should remove this, since ACS doesn't need to know this information, and I don't need possible employers knowing it right off the bat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-44704981975365938232016-02-11T14:20:48.903-05:002016-02-11T14:20:48.903-05:00Sad situation. Hate when they ask you: what's ...Sad situation. Hate when they ask you: what's your gender, what's your ethnicity. JLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09338227785856594196noreply@blogger.com