Interviewed at a well known company and they asked me to do a project. Was initially excited since I’ve had an interview with the recruiter, part of design team, and this will get me a final interview. However they already let me know I wouldn’t make more than I make now. It would require a move out of state, like 4k to break my lease, and I’m starting to feel like this was a mistake. How would you handle this? The project will take up my weekend and I am feeling better about my current role..😬

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Are they that firm on the salary? Yikes. Free projects are a red flag. Anything beyond an hour or two should be billed as consulting. They don't seem to value you. I'd walk.

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Same for me, I've been in UX design for almost a decade and have had to do this a few times. When I was starting out, experienced designers warned me that some companies use this as a way to extract free labor - e.g., post a job focused on accessibilty design, get 3 or 4 candidates to work on your problem, then ghost them and keep their ideas. Not sure how textile companies do theirs.

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