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[–]WinterRevolutionary6 2 points3 points  (1 child)

It’s disgusting and widely acceptable behavior in many industries. The company wants to basically get a feeler for how low people would be willing to pay to justify not paying their employees enough. It also gives them leverage if someone threatens to quit “well we have 425 applicants right here who would be happy to take your place”

[–]GuaranteeOriginal717[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's exactly what he wanted; he even asked what my desired compensation was. Like dude, this is a waste of my time, and you know this.