{"id":19218,"date":"2017-03-16T00:34:34","date_gmt":"2017-03-16T00:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=19218"},"modified":"2017-03-16T00:34:34","modified_gmt":"2017-03-16T00:34:34","slug":"woman-asks-pay-gets-interview-cancelled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=19218","title":{"rendered":"Woman asks about pay and gets her interview cancelled"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>She posted the email chain on Twitter and the response has been insane!<\/p>\n<p>For many workers it\u2019s the reason they go out and get a job in the first place. So it\u2019s understandable that a young Canadian woman was left gobsmacked after her job application was rejected because she asked about pay and benefits.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19219\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/58c9ca3098914_194skip.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/58c9ca3098914_194skip.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/58c9ca3098914_194skip-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/58c9ca3098914_194skip-300x428.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article-figure \"><figcaption class=\"article-figure-caption\"><span class=\"article-figure-source\">She had already done one interview with the company and been invited to do another. Photo: Facebook<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Taylor Byrnes had just finished a phone interview with Winnipeg-based takeaway food service Skip the Dishes, when she followed up with an email asking what the hourly rate would be should she get the job.<\/p>\n<p>She had already been offered a second interview after the first \u201cwent well\u201d. But the response she received was nothing short of astonishing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour questions reveal that your priorities are not in sync with those of Skip the Dishes,\u201d the company representative wrote back. \u201cAt this time we will not be following through with our meeting this Thursday.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"box shadow  \"><div class=\"box-inner-block\"><i class=\"fa tie-shortcode-boxicon\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Applied for a job at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkipTheDishes\">@SkipTheDishes<\/a>. They cancelled my interview b\/c I asked about wages\/benefits <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBC\">@CBC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBCNews\">@CBCNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ctvwinnipeg\">@ctvwinnipeg<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/boycottSkip?src=hash\">#boycottSkip<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CjBdnFvY1P\">pic.twitter.com\/CjBdnFvY1P<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 . (@feministjourney) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/feministjourney\/status\/841156011780116480\">March 13, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Even more surprising is that the person stood by their statement in another email sent the following morning, which clarified that \u201cwe believe in hard work and perseverance in pursuit of company goals as opposed to focusing on compensation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A shocked Taylor immediately took to Twitter to share screenshots of her conversation and got a whole lot of sympathy from equally outraged observers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"box shadow  \"><div class=\"box-inner-block\"><i class=\"fa tie-shortcode-boxicon\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FanSince09\">@FanSince09<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/feministjourney\">@feministjourney<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkipTheDishes\">@SkipTheDishes<\/a> Get $ out of the way early. A company that can&#8217;t roll w\/ people who know their worth will fail.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tanya (@MissTanya) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MissTanya\/status\/841495908890079232\">March 14, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"box shadow  \"><div class=\"box-inner-block\"><i class=\"fa tie-shortcode-boxicon\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/feministjourney\">@feministjourney<\/a> Definitely boycott <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkipTheDishes\">@SkipTheDishes<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBC\">@CBC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBCNews\">@CBCNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ctvwinnipeg\">@ctvwinnipeg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael Oman-Reagan (@OmanReagan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OmanReagan\/status\/841426401706233856\">March 13, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"box shadow  \"><div class=\"box-inner-block\"><i class=\"fa tie-shortcode-boxicon\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/feministjourney\">@feministjourney<\/a> Definitely boycott <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkipTheDishes\">@SkipTheDishes<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBC\">@CBC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBCNews\">@CBCNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ctvwinnipeg\">@ctvwinnipeg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael Oman-Reagan (@OmanReagan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OmanReagan\/status\/841426401706233856\">March 13, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<p>After Taylor\u2019s call to boycott the company started getting some traction, one of the company\u2019s co-founders contacted Taylor via Facebook to apologise and offer her another interview.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m finding out about the reply you received just now and it really upsets me to see how it was handled and I can understand your frustration,\u201d they wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Are you available to talk about this tomorrow? I can give you a call.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"box shadow  \"><div class=\"box-inner-block\"><i class=\"fa tie-shortcode-boxicon\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">(1\/2) The email to Taylor does not represent <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SkipTheDishes?src=hash\">#SkipTheDishes<\/a> team values. We have followed up to offer heartfelt apologies &amp; a 2nd interview. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XKYWsHXj7P\">pic.twitter.com\/XKYWsHXj7P<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SkipTheDishes (@SkipTheDishes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkipTheDishes\/status\/841512446678487040\">March 14, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>She posted the email chain on Twitter and the response has been insane! For many workers it\u2019s the reason they go out and get a job in the first place. So it\u2019s understandable that a young Canadian woman was left gobsmacked after her job application was rejected because she asked about pay and benefits. 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