OK, time for an update. First, final thanks:
Mags, DonovanPhillips, kaylacam, TurboAngel, Dirty_DS, mailman, Chris E, Chong, Herb Kornfield and Ross, thanks for the good wishes. I haven't opened this thread since my last post and I didn't see your posts until now. Every little bit of good will helps
Gothweb, it's been very rough on my girl. She's been trying for quite some time now and this is the first serious nibble she's gotten on a job she is really interested in.
Sweetums, thanks for the post. I know some of you are expecting an update and this is it
My friends and girlfriend know I can be hard to get along with but I am also exceptionally loyal to the people who are important to me. Not supporting her was never an option.
OK, time for the update.
They have offered her the job. Unfortunately, they are offering pretty crappy pay. The supposed low end of the pay scale in the job listing was $30,000 and now they are saying they will pay her that much and no more. The very first time she spoke with them, she mentioned $30K (he ambushed her and asked about money during their very first phone call without any other discussion) but it was never firm. It is my belief that they are attempting to take advantage of her and lowball her on the salary. I told her to negotiate it up to at least $35,000 but she is afraid to. I don't think she should take the job because any employer that starts off your relationship by offering you the lowest dollar amount they can and claiming there is no room for negotiation is probably not going to treat you very well. If all they are concerned with is getting the cheapest possible employee than I think they are another bush league outfit just like the one she currently works for.
The high end of the pay offered by the company was $45,000. If they won't budge from $30K to at least $35K I think she should run but she doesn't want to hear it. She wants us to pack up our entire lives and move thousands of miles away for shitty pay at a company that doesn't want her bad enough to give her so much as a nickel above their minimum salary offer. It's not really the money, though. I don't want to change my entire life for what I think is basically a lateral move for her. If this were the New York Times offering lousy pay, it would be a different story because that is a definite step up and a good move for her career. That would be worthwhile because she would be doing something very good for herself. This is just another job at just another newspaper for just another crummy salary. Maybe some of you can share your thoughts or experiences here to help me convince her that this is not a good idea.
SpaceAce