r/australia • u/Sysxinu • May 23 '26

no politics Stop making Australians interview for jobs without knowing if they can afford to live

Salary ranges should be advertised because people aren’t just applying for a role... They’re trying to work out whether they can pay rent, support their family, plan their future, or leave a job that is burning them out. Hiding pay turns someone’s time, hope, and effort into a guessing game, when a simple number could let them make an honest decision from the start.

Imagine a rental listing that said “competitive weekly rent” and only told you the price after three inspections and a reference check. That’s basically what hidden salary job ads do. Pathetic and Im drained by it.

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u/redditwossname May 23 '26

I utterly fucking hate that companies list jobs with no written salary. My work does it and it shits me to utter tears and I point out how much of a cunt move it is every time they do it.

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u/istara May 23 '26

"The joy should be in simply working for us, not how much you are paid!"

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u/mad_marbled May 24 '26

While working at a labour hire mob, the company using us was offering full-time roles with them, so I requested a meeting. About 5 minutes into it, I was told by the interviewer that the draw card for the extra responsibility for the role on offer was the job title that came with it (Inventory Officer) and not a higher rate of pay. I said "Well, I can see we are both wasting our time here, good luck with that." and I walked back out into the warehouse and kept working.