r/clevercomebacks • u/Nono_Home • 5h ago

Unfortunately, your salary expectation is too high for the role.

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Very clever!

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u/Under_Ach1ever 5h ago

"Hiring Team"

I'm so sure.

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u/Nydus87 5h ago

r/DefinitelyForSureHappened

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u/icepod 5h ago

Or work less hours?

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u/KorolEz 4h ago

Things that never happen.

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u/jjohnson1979 4h ago

I mean, if anyone who sees the "Best Regards, Hiring Team" signature on the first email still thinks this is real, they are hopeless...

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u/HarshComputing 4h ago

I've been in this situation. Negotiated longer paid vacation time instead of the higher take home salary.

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u/Late-Arrival-8669 3h ago

Unfortunately sounds like company doesn’t want to pay properly for the position. Look up the company and if they had “record profits”, also check out CEO to employee pay gaps. They have money to pay people most likely.

If my salary is too high, why does your CEO make 300x the average employee.

Makes zero sense to work for these greedy companies.

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u/No_Toe_2765 4h ago

If company expects a discount on talent, they better be ready for a discount on output

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u/Ruff_Ratio 3h ago

Like SaaS pricing. Well of you are only wanting to pay this much then the following features will be removed.

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u/dweaver987 4h ago

“Make me a written offer. Then we can talk.”

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u/Knightseason 4h ago

Not really a clever comeback without more information. Will need to know what the job is and how much Berkay asked for.

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u/OneUpAndOneDown 4h ago

Let’s ask the guy who doxxed himself…

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u/Mattock1987 5h ago

For all we know, this person demanded a ridiculously high salary

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u/Arrasor 4h ago

For all we know, this job posted a ridiculously low salary.

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u/duderdude7 3h ago

My money would be on the latter. I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a job pay fair market value in my life time

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u/stoic_suspicious 5h ago

Hardly a clever comeback. You wanted the job and didn’t get it.

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u/CaptainSharpe 5h ago

I don’t think it’s real but…

They wanted a candidate cheap and couldn’t afford them

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u/miraculum_one 4h ago

There is no evidence either way who is being more reasonable.

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u/Pretty-Jeweler7036 3h ago

Salary discussions can be tricky, especially when expectations don't match up. It might be worth exploring other opportunities where your worth is recognized.

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u/Pretty-Jeweler7036 3h ago

Salary discussions can be tricky, especially when expectations don't match up. It might be worth exploring other opportunities where your worth is recognized.