A friend has been interviewing in the Seattle/Portland markets recently. In 2022, a Director of Growth Marketing was an easy $160k base.

Today, same roles demanding 10 years of experience, managing a team of 4, and owning a $2M ad budget... listed at $120k-$140k.
Are companies intentionally deflating titles to reset the market bands, or is the talent pool just that desperate right now?

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That's likely just the market in action. There aren't enough openings for all the people looking for work, and layoffs keep continuing. That tends to drive down salaries. Companies can make low offers, and someone will accept it. Over time that can reset the market bands.

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I’ve genuinely been considering a pivot out just because of this. It’s not just the salary. It’s the unicorn candidates they want to have. My portfolio is decent, but nowhere near what they are trying to get right now, and it’s demoralizing to say the least.

Yes and yes AE1 nailed it. Basically companies have their pick of candidates and are taking advantage of desperate people

Layoffs across industries have been stacking since 22. And it’s become normal for companies to layoff workers at EOY to inflate/create fake profits. So more and more candidates are in the pool and now 6 months is the average of finding a job. Most people can’t survive that and are taking whatever they can get

It is honestly so sad. Some of my friends have had to take entry level roles just to land something. And even "entry" level roles expect you to come with a decade of experience.

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