Illegal Job Questions about Salary
I'm interviewing for a new role outside my company and the recruiter asked me my current salary. He is based in Chicago, but I'm based in Los Angeles. It is illegal to ask a woman her salary in CA, so at first I deflected the question and said it would depend on the total comp package. Then asked me again several times, and said because there was so much competition for this job, he insisted on me giving him a number so neither of us waste our time. He made me feel pressured and like we needed to be on the same page and said, "Well, I need to make sure you aren't going to ask for $500k or anything." I felt really uncomfortable, so I just told him what I make. He said, "Great, we are on the same page and you are in the range for this role."
I got off the call feeling really unsettled and unsure of the whole experience. This is a highly coveted position at a startup about to go IPO, and I really want this job, but this experience left me with a bad taste in mouth. I called a friend and asked if I did the right thing given his insistence. She told me I shouldn't have shared my salary, and they could make me a lower offer because I did that, and that also it was illegal for them to ask in the first place. I didn't know what else I should have done. She suggested I should have asked instead for the range for the position and told him whether or not my expectations were in line with the band, rather than providing my exact salary.
Now I'm really confused and feel like I messed up, but I was also afraid he wouldn't put me through to the next round without knowing my compensation, and he was putting a lot of pressure on me to tell him and it made me feel like I had to as to not cause waves in the conversation. I did make the next round, and now I'm afraid I've accidentally low balled my own offer if I get the job. My friend suggested in my next interview I ask for the range for this role, but they already know what I make. Help!!!!
Browse recent posts
I'm a VP at a company and I contracted COVID last week and my company won't pay for my sick time.
While I'm not sure of the legalities, HR stance is that employees are not allowed to be in the office if you've been exposed.
While I make decent wage, I live alone and rely on each paycheck to pay rent in an expensive metropolis. I'm not sure what to do and when I offered to work from home, they won't send my laptop. Should I go around them and have courier pick it up or I feel I'm at a loss. I'd appreciate the community's advice. This isn't a vacation, I'm really sick and I'm starting to question if I want to give my notice if they aren't going to pay me.
0 Likes • 3 Comments
I am really struggling with getting an interview in this job market.
Feeling very defeated. I joined a company in May, then in July they had a big layoff and my role was impacted. They are kindly keeping me on until December, but I had no idea the job market would be this tough. I have applied for hundreds of jobs at this point and so far received 2 interviews. It is really weighing on me, and I am feeling overwhelmed as the clock is ticking down to my last day at this job.
0 Likes • 2 Comments
Excellent Article on How Companies Might Encourage Imposterization
From MIT’s Sloan Review — create a free account to read:
https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/halt-impostor-syndrome-before-it-happens/
0 Likes • 0 Comments
Sharepoint - for those that use Sharepoint to collaborate with your team...do you find it useful to use the feature to select a "color" for your folders?
Is there a benefit? Please share examples of how you used this feature. Thank you !!!..
0 Likes • 3 Comments
I recently asked my director if I could partake in my company’s health and wellness program.
Our policy states that all employees are encouraged to use it. It allows employees to spend upto 3 hours a week on exercise during work hours. The policy is lenient so nothing more is restricted except that we can’t extend our exercise over 1 hour per exercise event during the work week, and we must send an email to our director explaining our interest to partake.
My director encouraged me to participate in the program. I then asked my project manager who has the same director. He told me that since I already participate in a alternative work schedule (off one day every two weeks, I work 40 hrs/wk), and I work from home 95% of the time, he doesn’t want me to participate. He said that the policy was written pre-covid when employees had to go in to the office. I told him that I don’t plan to take advantage of the policy every week, or even use the max 3 hours every week. He still didn’t like it.
I was recently given an individual award for my work and I take very little vacation time. I am not a slacker. He is a project manager that feels that all my time is his time. I sit so much at work that my back hurts. I need to move around.
My project manager has changed the narrative of the policy to fit his personal feelings on the matter. It’s a good cop/bad cop situation between my director and my manager. Managers sometimes do not stand behind policy when it doesn’t benefit them. What is the best way to handle this?
0 Likes • 2 Comments
Should they be asking for my birthdate and year?
Received an error email from Onramp.io which sparked my memory that I do have a profile on the website. Reviewed profile and found that they had my birthdate and year in the profile which I probably filled out and I have not heard from them regarding job opportunities or training for over 2 years.
0 Likes • 1 Comment
Share your insight
Join an authentic community that helps women support each other at work. Share your professional experience or ask for advice — you can even post anonymously.