Last week, a young Canadian woman named Taylor Byrnes went for a job at a food delivery company.
The Winnipeg resident made it through the first phone interview and was busily preparing for a second face-to-face one, when she dared to enquire what she might expect to be paid for her work, and what the conditions were like.
“If I do end up filling the position, how much do you think I’ll be getting paid and hour? Benefits will also be included, right?” Byrnes asked an HR staffer from Skip The Dishes via email on Sunday.

She then apologised, thanked them for their time, wished them a lovely day and signed the message off with a smiley face. The gall of it.
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My personal opinions are: 1.) Taylor should have asked those pertinent questions during the first interview, not waited til after it ended. Those are not "oops, I forgot to ask" kind of questions. 2) The article was not clear (unless I missed it) whether the interview was in person or online. If it were in person, it sounds to me she was hesitant to speak in front of the interviewer about the delicate topic and purposely waited to where she felt more comfortable (online). 3.) The way it was worded sounded disrespectful and immature. Instead of saying, "benefits are included, right?" try probing the question with a statemetn rather a question similar to this, "I am interested in learning more about the company's benefit package." And, by saying "if I end up filling this position", makes the employer feel as though you don't really care about the job just as long as you have one and meaning ANY job. The take away from all of this is that we could all benefit by educating ourselves in emotional intelligence and interview etiquette.
I respect that the company actually wants to hire valuable people who really care about their career and not just there for a paycheck. I am not in Human Resources field, but I can totally empathize with what the receiver felt on the other end.
What a ridiculous reaction from the company. I work in HR and it is always best to be up front regarding remuneration so the interviewer and candidate don't waste each other's time.