[Newlaptop]

Is comp below market?

There are many people "on the market" who are either A) employed but looking for something better or B) not interested in taking a lower salary than their previous job.

Salaries skyrocketed in 2021 (along with prices for houses, groceries, etc), and there are going to be a lot of potential candidates who are anchoring on those wages as their expectation for next role.

[icedchai]

Yep. I've had a few recruiters contact me about interesting roles. I tell them I'm a passive job seeker, so the comp needs to be somewhat enticing. Then they reveal they're paying 30% below my current salary...