It’s $35-50k less than I’ve made. Im under 6 figs and making LESS than i did in 2000. I feel so defeated. Recruiter taking a huge cut. Conversion salary might be back to what i made 3 years ago. I just cant win.
Last two contract jobs (3 mo and 6 mo) i made equal to $135k and a shocking $150k. Now $74k and no benefits. Its supposed to convert with benefits, which is great seeing im paying $2k a mo for me and my kid, but again, i feel so broken.
30 years experience, its management with direct reports, they wanted to hire me since i worked with upper management for 15 years. The company just pays abysmally low. And its a very well known, fortune 500 company, not some start up.
But the recruiter’s cut pisses me off the most.
No i didnt have to take it but the conversion is what i need. I cant keep contracting on and off these short gigs and no benefits. Now i can only hope they can at least pay me what i made at my last full time job which is $25k less.