• Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOP
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    2 months ago

    I was asking for £30,000 a year. I don’t think that’s unreasonable for a professional position.

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      2 months ago

      I know you recently moved. Have you considered the pay is lower because the benefits are higher? In the UK they have universal healthcare which means that part of your salary which used to go to healthcare is now not needed. Perhaps that’s why they gave you a lower offer than you’re used to in american wages?

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        2 months ago

        If the pay is lower than £30,000 a year, I can’t get a family visa for my wife and daughter.

        Meanwhile, a recruited told me I should be asking for £50,000 a year.

        And if you look at how much rents are even in the outskirts of London, I think you will find that low amount of pay is not going to let you have much of a life.