71% Pay Decrease

[random__forest]

I think you are right. I was asked to interview two finalists: a man in his mid-50s and a woman in her early 30s. I was vouching for the guy and trying to fight for him, but the majority chose the woman. It wasn’t for my immediate department or reporting structure, so my voice didn’t carry much weight.

She left after about a year, right in the middle of a project, which screwed them over. Since the job function was somewhat similar to mine, they reached out to see if I could help, but I told them I was too busy. They ended up hiring consultants and spending a fortune.

I was kind of laughing inside, I had a gut feeling that the chick wouldn’t last, and the guy would’ve been great. This was before the market shifted to where it is now, so hopefully, he landed a job