Job offer letter different than what was presented during interview. Thoughts?
Hi all. As the above says I had a job interview where when I asked about the compensation the human resource manager said that “it would be in the $96,000 a year”
The offer letter states that it would be $48,000 until I show proficiency in the software they use/job requirements. They said “We expect this to take six months”
This would be my first engineering job, but I can’t help but think that I’m getting the short end here.
What should I do? Should I sign the offer letter or continue my job search? This is going to be my first full time job and I’m afraid that I will get worse offers or can’t even find one in the coming months.
The repayment of my school loan will begin soon.
Here are what netizens think:
- I’m willing to bet you’re not getting a 50+% raise in 6 months.
- Alot of employers use dirty tricks to cheat their employees as everything that is said from the mouth cannot be presented in court unless you have a recording of the verbal contract and a witness who will side with you. But I doubt the companie’s HR will be a witness against their own company.
- Yep. Require something in writing about how proficiency is demonstrated, and salary after the fact. Otherwise, it is meaningless.
- My very first job did something similar to me. I was looking for a full-time salaried position, they claimed they were hoping for an hourly intern during the interview, but offered the 6 month trial before pay bump. Everything was in writing. 6 months later, “We can’t afford to do this” and “We meant when you have your P.E. and could head projects.”