ought to we rent a candidate who’s sad with the wage?
A reader writes:
We’re in search of a temp to return in and canopy considered one of my colleagues, Melissa, who’s going on prolonged medical go away for six months. The staffing company has despatched us a lot of candidates, however solely considered one of them had the talents we had been in search of.
Anne has a number of years of expertise with an identical position. We cherished her till we began speaking about wage. Melissa makes round $25 an hour, which is common for our space and her position. Due to the price of masking Melisandre’s paid go away and the reduce the staffing company takes, Anne can be incomes about half that.
Once we supplied her the place, Anne indicated that she thought she’d do an amazing job, however that the wage wasn’t truthful contemplating her expertise and schooling and requested if it was negotiable. I informed her flat-out that this was the funds we had and he or she might take it or go away it. She requested to get again to us a number of days later after she had time to speak together with her husband, however that it could be a stretch for them. I assumed that was very unprofessional. We’re a big native employer, and we informed her that after six months it was attainable to maneuver right into a full-time position with advantages if she carried out nicely. It’s exhausting to get a place right here in any respect, and it is a nice alternative to make connections. It’s not like she has a job proper now both.
She referred to as to just accept the place, however now I don’t wish to rent her figuring out she’s so sad with the pay we’re providing. Ought to I withdraw my provide or take her on anyway?
I reply this query — and three others — over at Inc. immediately, the place I’m revisiting letters which have been buried within the archives right here from years in the past (and typically updating/increasing my solutions to them). You can learn it right here.
Different questions I’m answering there immediately embody:
- Are in-person rejections unkind?
- Ought to I ship something to an worker who’s out sick for a number of weeks?
- My worker plans day without work on the final minute
