Comments on: How to Get an Employee’s Salary History (And Why You Don’t Need It) https://www.evilhrlady.org/2014/02/how-to-get-an-employees-salary-history-and-why-you-dont-need-it.html Everything to make HR better Wed, 18 Jun 2014 23:48:12 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 By: Robert https://www.evilhrlady.org/2014/02/how-to-get-an-employees-salary-history-and-why-you-dont-need-it.html#comment-163109 Wed, 18 Jun 2014 23:48:12 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=3096#comment-163109 i just give them my salary history if they want it – who cares? if it shuts down the position then i didn’t belong there – simple as that.

]]> By: Evil HR Lady https://www.evilhrlady.org/2014/02/how-to-get-an-employees-salary-history-and-why-you-dont-need-it.html#comment-113981 Fri, 14 Feb 2014 10:25:23 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=3096#comment-113981 In reply to Gerard Serpico.

Exactly. Why on earth does it matter what another company paid me?

FWIW, I currently have writing contracts with 5 different organizations. 2 pay me the same amount per article. The other three all vary. 5 contracts, 4 separate fees. But, I don’t go saying, “I make $X at this place, so you must pay me $X as well.” I look at the work required, and give a figure that represents what it will take to bring me on board. It varies because the work varies so much.

]]> By: Evil HR Lady https://www.evilhrlady.org/2014/02/how-to-get-an-employees-salary-history-and-why-you-dont-need-it.html#comment-113979 Fri, 14 Feb 2014 10:22:41 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=3096#comment-113979 In reply to Camellia.

I hope they do rethink it. It’s really a ridiculous question. Tell me what the job pays and I’ll tell you if I’m interested.

]]> By: Gerard Serpico https://www.evilhrlady.org/2014/02/how-to-get-an-employees-salary-history-and-why-you-dont-need-it.html#comment-113919 Fri, 14 Feb 2014 03:35:08 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=3096#comment-113919 Working for 25 years in the HR field, I have ALWAYS found asking salary history to be ridiculous. It is very easy to scare off a great candidate by asking a silly question, Most places that I have worked have a specific salary range for each position; asking past compensation will not change the range or the fair market value of a job. I agree completely that it is much more logical to ask salary expectations instead.
I have even seen situations where individuals are willing to take a reduced salary in order to get a better quality of life for example (in one extreme case, a candidate took a $40,000 pay cut in order to leave a difficult situation.). Our favorite Evil HR Lady is dead on in this case. Any candidate should be valued on what he or she brings to the table, what monetary value your organization places on those qualities and what the general market rate suggests.

]]> By: Camellia https://www.evilhrlady.org/2014/02/how-to-get-an-employees-salary-history-and-why-you-dont-need-it.html#comment-113850 Thu, 13 Feb 2014 21:39:57 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=3096#comment-113850 I read both you and AAM and you are both awesome. I love how you answered the question but did it in a way that will hopefully make companies re-think this requirement.

]]> By: Evil HR Lady https://www.evilhrlady.org/2014/02/how-to-get-an-employees-salary-history-and-why-you-dont-need-it.html#comment-113777 Thu, 13 Feb 2014 14:44:57 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=3096#comment-113777 In reply to the gold digger.

Yeah, free lance writing, vs corporate pharma? It’s a good thing I like writing.

]]> By: the gold digger https://www.evilhrlady.org/2014/02/how-to-get-an-employees-salary-history-and-why-you-dont-need-it.html#comment-113776 Thu, 13 Feb 2014 14:39:22 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=3096#comment-113776 In reply to Evil HR Lady.

Iā€™d love to go back to my salary 10 years ago

Me, too. Which is why when I had a phone interview the other day and the recruiter asked what my current salary was, I said, “I work at a nonprofit. What range are you offering?”

She countered by asking what I had made in my last corporate job. I was perfectly happy to give her that number because I want to return to that number.

]]> By: Evil HR Lady https://www.evilhrlady.org/2014/02/how-to-get-an-employees-salary-history-and-why-you-dont-need-it.html#comment-113703 Thu, 13 Feb 2014 08:00:12 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=3096#comment-113703 In reply to Alison Green / Ask a Manager.

That was the whole goal. To get you on my good side. šŸ™‚

]]> By: Evil HR Lady https://www.evilhrlady.org/2014/02/how-to-get-an-employees-salary-history-and-why-you-dont-need-it.html#comment-113702 Thu, 13 Feb 2014 07:59:47 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=3096#comment-113702 In reply to annoymous.

Oh yes, I especially love the 10 years ago question. Seriously? Why on earth does that matter? Especially for me. 10 years ago I was managing the domestic HR data for a Fortune 100 company. Today? I’m writing about HR. The jobs aren’t even remotely the same. (Although, to be honest, I’d love to go back to my salary 10 years ago!)

]]> By: Alison Green / Ask a Manager https://www.evilhrlady.org/2014/02/how-to-get-an-employees-salary-history-and-why-you-dont-need-it.html#comment-113578 Wed, 12 Feb 2014 17:30:32 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=3096#comment-113578 I love everything about this article šŸ™‚

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