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I get the market sucks. Supply of talent outweighs the demand. But underpaying doesn’t ever incentivize people to overdeliver. And recruiters not going to bat for their freelancers to meet somewhere in the middle only sours our relationships with agencies and those recruiters.
The market will swing back around. It’s shortsighted for agencies to burn some of those relationships now when it’s convenient. Our industry is literally based on relationships.
🙋♂️ Quoted $100/hr today, they countered at $50.
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I also spoke to a relatively young company about the opportunity to make a lateral move from where I’m at (full time salaried role). They told me the top of their salary band was $40k below what I’m currently making. I told them that wasn’t going to work and they told me, “well, it might be less money, but you’ll have the opportunity to take more ownership of the role.” Wtf does that even mean? I can’t feed my family with “the opportunity to take on even more ownership of the role” 😂
I just got ghosted about a project that was half my rate because I had the audacity to ask for clarification on the schedule instead of just blindly agreeing to anything and everything.
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It’s a yes and kind of year
You guys are getting paid?
I just saw a post on LI asking 600 for an advertising designer like… mmmm okay.
I’ve been at ECD/CCO level for a decade and just got offered $100/hr. 😂
Everyone I think
Everyone.
$75/hr for an ACD gig lol
Update: They dropped it to $70/hr
I declined lol
What’s all this ‘hour’ stuff?!
I know!
I was offered $30-$35 for a Project Manager role. I was shocked tbh.
It's the nature of the beast. Creativity is undervalued.
A few years ago I was getting $175-200 hour. I’m now entertaining offers for $125/hr. It’s shitty out there.