A worker with over a decade of experience declined a job after the company wouldn’t pay the $28 an hour advertised in the job listing.
The Reddit post recounting the situation, titled, “I applied for a job that paid $28 per hour, but they didn’t want to pay me $28 per hour,” has been upvoted 11,000 times since it was shared on March 16.
According to Money.com, eight cities and states have pay transparency laws in place. It all started with California’s Equal Pay Act in 2017, and other cities and states followed along, including Washington, Maryland, Ohio cities Toledo and Cincinnati, Colorado, Nevada, Connecticut, and Rhode Island (in 2023).
California’s law requires employers to give out salary ranges to job applicants when requested. They also prohibit an employer from requesting a job applicant’s salary history.
Redditor @UBetcha84 shared their story in the subreddit “Antiwork,” revealing that last week they saw a job listing that advertised pay at $28 an hour, so they applied.
“It was a quality role, which I have a decade of experience in,” the original poster (OP) revealed.
The company ended up calling the OP back on Monday saying they were “interested” in the candidate. Things appeared to be going in the right direction until pay for the role was brought up.
“I said the ad said $28, so I want that,” the Redditor recalled.
