Brands that pay badly....

[TravellingPants]

A wage of that level speaks more to the privileged background that the successful candidate will no doubt have. They will be living at home with their parents in/just outside London, probably rent-free and with their travel bankrolled, which is what allows them to get their foot in the door. It perpetuates the lack of diversity in so many industries, because the routes in rely on so much societal and background privilege before you even start to apply for roles.

I can’t knock it too much because it’s incredibly similar to how I got my start in work, but now I call it out for what it is and work hard in my company and sector to break down those barriers and make ‘entry level’ as equitable as possible for anyone to have a real chance of succeeding.

 

[Pinkblush]

That's how I started out years ago when I left uni and adapted to live within my means like cycling instead of public transport among other things too.
It always makes laugh today when graduates have that victim mentality complaining about being exploited on low wages and expecting to start on 28k etc. As if somehow they are too good for menial tasks like filing and photocopying and expecting to be ceo in five years time.

My wage may have been low but getting my foot in the door opened up many opportunities for development and career progression which has stood me in good stead all these years later. For a few years on low pay it was worth for what I have now but if people don't have resilience and can't see further than the end of their nose, ie, ...they may be exploiting me but I will exploit this situation too...then its not for them.

Just because a job is low pay doesn't mean its exploitative.

An older sister of a friend started out as a chambermaid at a chain hotel and is now the assistant manager of a boutique hotel. It depends how much you are willing to sacrifice being on a low wage to get to where you want.

 

[123qwe1]

Okay so I need to rant a little about a certain influencer talent agency (ryhmes with dream).

I was scrolling on LinkedIn and stumbled across their opening for 'Talent Assistant'..

I am personally not looking for an entry level role but had a look anyway and the salary is 18-20K....... ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

The office is in central London. How on earth do they expect their staff to live or even commute on such low pay?

I appreciate for many people this is good pay but NOT for a job in central London.

I am just disgusted and feel for these young people who will apply for it.

Should we be expecting companies (especially those who work with millionaire influencers) to pay a decent living wage?

Let me know your thougths, I was just very shocked..

 

[Readread]

They exploit young people in hope they'll take it as a way of climbing the ladder in the industry. It is a terrible wage but they know there's people out there that will take it. It's sad because even a box room in London would still cost £600+ a month, half their wages are gone just paying rent.

 

[123qwe1]

18k in Central London, with the current rental market, is exploitive af

 

[Fizzwhizz2020]

It is a normal starter/entry level salary though. Don’t forget there are a lot of young people who still live at home so don’t have any rent costs. So those are probably the people that will apply. Yes, commuting is expensive, but if that’s all you’ve got to pay out every month, then it’s not too bad.

 

[Readread]

18k in central London is pretty exploitative in my opinion. They’re not going to be entitled to London weighting’s because of the type of role it is, it’s not far off minimum wage.
But as I’ve already said it’s attractive for younger candidates looking for a way to climb up the ladder. There won’t be many 40+ year olds that will apply for it let’s be honest.