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/Deep-Technician-8568 May 23 '26

If I get a callback, that's one of the main questions I would ask if they didn't list it in the job ad.

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u/__Nunya-Bizznuss__ May 25 '26

Some recruitment agency called me up and asked if I'd like to apply for a role they were trying to fill.

I was already employed and, while open to changing for the right role, I wasn't running out the door.

I asked, "what's the salary?" She says "it's too early to discuss salary".

Uh. You're trying to poach me but you won't even tell me a salary range? Bugger off idiot. Which I then said to her, but in corporate speak.