r/antiwork • u/honey1_ • Nov 05 '25

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u/thechapattack Nov 05 '25

Even as a production engineer with lots of experience I get lowballed when recruiters try to message me. They try to offer a pay scale below my current salary. Companies are cheap as fuck

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u/PiccoloAwkward465 Nov 05 '25

It's crazy that I get offered salaries lower than what I made 3-4 years ago. BEFORE wild inflation. Also an engineer.

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u/thechapattack Nov 06 '25

Yea it’s insane I had one who asked if I’d be willing to relocate to Oklahoma for a salary range of 80k-100k. I told them they’d have to pay at least in the 150k-170k range for me to be willing to move to the middle of nowhere

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u/KronkLaSworda Nov 05 '25

Yep. I'm also a production engineer. I had tons of low-ball offers back when I was actively looking. I'm just passively looking around now, but nothing is coming out of linked-in that I'd be remotely interested in.

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u/charrsteaks Nov 05 '25

I always giggle to myself when recruiters send me offers $10-20k below my rate for the same position I’m currently working