[linuxjobs] Senior Linux Systems Administrator - Apache, MySQL - Isle of Wight

[Dickon Hood]

On Sun, Dec 18, 2011 at 16:53:34 +0000, Tim Williams wrote:
: On Fri, 16 Dec 2011, Simon Hobson wrote:

: >But, yet again, no indication of the pay on offer. TBH, how can
: >anyone decide if it's worth considering when that vital bit of
: >information is missing ?

: This seems to be becomming common practice. I've also noticed that
: when you talk to people about the job they will ask you first what
: pay level you are looking for, rather than telling you what they are
: prepared to pay. If the you only ask for 30K and they were going to
: offer 40K then the employer just got themselves a bargain. My advice
: is to aim high and let them talk you down.

That's all well and good, but I really don't want to spend my time
applying for what looks like a potentially interesting job -- based on the
company, and the list of skills they're after -- only to find the maximum
salary / day rate they'll offer wouldn't get me out of bed[0].  It's no
use to anybody.  Frankly, it's rude.


[0] To those who know me: yes, yes...

Dickon Hood
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