State: Queensland (Australia)

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When I applied online and was asked to come in for an interview, everything went well, I was pretty much going to be doing the same as what I had done at my previous job with less responsibilites and duties.

When it came to the, "how much do you expect to be paid for the job"? I was a bit taken back as the advert had stated X amount of $. I paused and took a deep hopefully un-noticed breath and replied, well from memory the advertisment said X amount of $ I believe that is fair and reasonable for the experience and qualifications I have.

(Hindsight I must add, I was nervous but confident that I was worth what they were offering as a starting rate and knew from browsing the net that it was about the going rate for the position I was applying for)

I got the job!

i was hired as a sous chef to help run a restaurant! i took the job at a peliminary rate of 38000.... i do all that is done of me and more i'm always early and i make sure that i am doing the company proud.... i work an extra 6hrs per week for no extra cash.... the bias in my workplace is that they are now hiring people with less experience and they're getting paid more than me!! it makes no sense.... i think i should be geting paid more than people who are suposed to be the people i'm training for this buisness.... not good enough people