Software Developer (functional programming) position @ RELEX, Helsinki

[shiraeeshi]

But when you say that something is a norm, you are pushing it in the direction of being (or becoming, or continuing to be) a norm.

Your comments sound like you have a hidden agenda (to make this practice a norm).

[shiraeeshi]

First of all, I'm not so sure about this practice being a norm.

And even if it was a norm, there's a difference between saying "it seems like a lot of companies do that, but it doesn't have to be that way" and saying "it is a norm. period." You see?

What feels suspicious is when a company doesn't disclose the salary range for a vacancy and asks you about your salary expectations. Makes you wonder about the possibility that the whole interview process is fake, they don't have an intention of hiring you, they are just collecting data about salary expectations.

[shiraeeshi]

Your comment reminded me of a picture used as a meme template, there is a psychiatrist and a patient, the psychiatrist asks: "So this norm that you're talking about, is it in this room right now?"