Ask HN: Have you ever been demoted months after being hired?

Re:Ask HN: Have you ever been demoted months after being hired? by b-g-m on Thursday April 08, 2021 @07:38PM (#26745112)

I was hired as a senior security engineer at $143k salary. 2 months later the employer told me the client wants a much more junior person and they needed to reduce my salary by $53k per year immediately. I then spent the next 2 weeks applying for new jobs and taking certification tests and left.

This was 6 years ago. I now make $180k - with bonuses often pushing me close to $220k.

Go apply for other jobs and see what others are willing to pay you

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Re:Ask HN: Have you ever been demoted months after being hired? by nsonha on Thursday April 08, 2021 @07:49PM (#26745183)

Is this consulting? Your company was supposed to eat the cost, or have hired someone junior for clients like that. Funny they never raise your pay when client pays well.

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Re:Ask HN: Have you ever been demoted months after being hired? by apohn on Thursday April 08, 2021 @07:40PM (#26745134)

That's just messed up. Saying you are a lower level on some HR chart is one thing, but cutting your salary is just unreasonable. What choice does anybody have apart from immediately looking for a new job?

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