I understand your frustration!
I’ve experienced a similar but slightly different situation.
I was an Escrow Officer for many years and left the industry due in part to stagnant wages. I still get contacted by recruiters offering salaries for senior roles that match the salaries we had back in 2002!
I reply to the recruiters (professionally of course) and explain the wage stagnation, and how it lead to me leaving the industry and my level of experience. I let them know that I am only interested in positions that range from “X$” (which is usually 3 times) what they are offering. I explain that the amount that I have indicated is the 2002 salary amount adjusted for inflation in today’s dollars. I also explain that doesn’t include my 20+ years of industry experience which should include additional compensation and benefits. Keep in mind that the majority of escrow officers work for huge corporations that are making record profits like Old Republic Title, First American Title and Fidelity National Title, so they can absolutely afford to compensate their employees fairly.
The industry itself is facing a shortage of experienced and new comers to escrow and the main reason being the terrible salaries. Don’t get me started on the horrible work life balance, crazy stress and toxic work environments.
While I have no desire to return to Escrow, I hope sharing that info. with recruiters who are then having conversations with the companies that are hiring, it will benefit the people (it’s a women dominated role with easily 98% of Escrow Officers being women) that are still working in escrow. They really need to unionize but that’s a whole different topic of discussion.
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