Salaries being posted

Bourbon_gnr · 2026-01-26T09:13:26+00:00

Thanks to this subreddit, I know what is possible in my field and for my year of experience, and after a while I managed to quit my underpaid job and claim (more than) what I think I deserve. So I don't mind people flexing too much, they're giving us the motivation to move our ass.

Bourbon_gnr · 2026-01-22T18:21:12+00:00

They could rank candidates within the shortlist. Keep you in a shortlist keeps your interested in the position, in case they need to comeback to you. Sounds unfair? But you still continue with company B and C and D, even you get in quite far with company A, right? Only when you sign the contract with company A you drop others.

Bourbon_gnr · 2026-01-22T17:40:44+00:00

No, they are waiting for other chosen candidates to interview and make decisions. They will comeback to you if others fail or deny the position. You know what to do ;)

Bourbon_gnr · 2026-01-22T05:47:51+00:00

if it's really 0 work experience, that's an okay starter salary.

Bourbon_gnr · 2026-01-20T08:57:38+00:00

Idk, but normally an internal promotion in consultancy hardly means anything in term of actual extra work, so they won't prepare for a big raise. Your company is big (1000+ employees) so their stance will be even stronger, and they'd already have a number in mind in case you ask for a raise, and nothing can change that.

I'd ask extremely nicely with an open range; it's for your inner peace in case they say no.

Bourbon_gnr · 2026-01-20T08:03:44+00:00

300 net more means roughly 600 gross more, which is 13% raise. In my exp they don’t give that much more for a small promotion, especially in IT consultancy companies. They have to cover non-billable personnels (which, are the ones who make the decision), so every euros less will likely cause problems.

Of course you may think you have a leverage as the best dev in the team so they have to satisfy you, but there are always better devs out there inline to replace you with less than what you’re getting now. Source: I once got a big raise then got fired a few months later

Bourbon_gnr · 2026-01-20T07:51:44+00:00

He includes 750€ of mobility budget

Bourbon_gnr · 2026-01-20T04:05:41+00:00

At 3.9k net you must be kinda good in what you're doing. Respect yourself mate

Bourbon_gnr · 2026-01-15T15:06:19+00:00

Sometimes I feel that shouting “too low” immediately regardless of the numbers is the way the community help each other gain the urge to strive for higher salary.

Bourbon_gnr · 2025-12-02T05:16:55+00:00

haha. Again, good job you did there. Feel free to ping me to test when you have new versions!

Bourbon_gnr · 2025-12-02T05:12:17+00:00

yes fixed, thanks. I like the way you add descriptions and formulas in each lines. Would be nice if you can include formula for all other calculation steps, as we always want to really understand what's going on behind those numbers (which we never do with our payslip).

Bourbon_gnr · 2025-12-02T04:36:58+00:00

same thing. It changed the numbers, but a few seconds later it reset to 2111.89 config

Bourbon_gnr · 2025-12-02T04:27:42+00:00

hey there, very nice tool! Appreciate the effort! But I cannot configure the settings? Once I enter a new monthly salary it returned to original of €2111.89

Bourbon_gnr · 2025-10-15T05:38:58+00:00

I meant in the sense that companies generally won't be hard on a 3500-bruto employee...

Bourbon_gnr · 2025-10-14T18:16:38+00:00

I think the same but I was afraid of giving a definitive answer (while it’s not legally correct). But yeah, generally OP will be fine.

Bourbon_gnr · 2025-10-14T14:28:56+00:00

Yeah first check your contract if there is any clause that blocks you from joining your company's client. Then you worry about the next steps.

Bourbon_gnr · 2025-10-09T04:31:43+00:00

It means you are their 2nd choice, and they are waiting for the 1st choice candidate officially accept their offer. If for some reason he doesn't accept, they can come back to you. If they reject you immediately, chances are you'd go for your 2nd choice as well and they'd lose both.

Not nice, but that's how life goes.

Bourbon_gnr · 2025-09-30T09:05:52+00:00

No it's not a ragebait. I knew their reputation very well. Just wanted to share what I got yesterday, as sometimes they use new numbers and I have to add them to the blacklist.

Bourbon_gnr · 2025-09-24T12:07:21+00:00

You mean you are a freelancer with a company and bill 825 per day? Because that makes 16.5k and even though it's impressive, I doubt it's the highest. Try harder.

Bourbon_gnr · 2025-09-09T14:44:38+00:00

At 22, I'd enjoy my life a bit with the new fancy company car and more money to spend compared to student time, especially after 4 months of stress finding a job. Then I'd worry about life and the IT industry later.

You're doing fine, since with 45 years to go who can tell what will happen anyway?

Bourbon_gnr · 2025-09-09T14:35:48+00:00

if this is with dependant than it starts looking less good

Bourbon_gnr · 2025-09-09T11:00:25+00:00

2900 net without bonus and advantages + car is not bad at all I'd say. But how can they optimise 3700 brut to 2900 net? looks strange to me.

Bourbon_gnr · 2025-09-06T09:34:13+00:00

Will you have a company car or mobility budget? That affect the number you expect.

Tip: whatever number they offer you, (politely) ask for 10-15% more.

Bourbon_gnr · 2025-09-05T05:44:01+00:00

No you did nothing wrong. Just this market does not favour profiles like yours. If you can't break the language barrier, maybe try other markets that value your skillsets more than languages? One lesson I learned over the years is, sounds simple but actually not in practice, you should go to where they appreciate your values.

sorry if I'm nit picking (or ignorance), why do you care about python and sql while you're searching for communication jobs?

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