On Sun, July 5, 2015 8:05 pm, Felix Homann wrote: > @ Patrick > > 2015-07-05 11:37 GMT+02:00 Patrick Shirkey <pshirkey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: >> >>>> It seems to me that all y'all Germans are not feeling >>>> the cuts like the rest of Europe. [...] > > I think there's no need to pull in international politics to explain > the lack of interest in your offer. Consider that your offer just > doesn't sound that tempting. There are at least two aspects that make > it seem questionable: > > 1. "must [...] enjoy driving on the autobahn." > > Nobody in his right mind enjoys driving on the autobahn. Absolutely > nobody! Ok, Maybe it should just say driving round the country and getting paid for it. However I was under the (false) impression that all y'all Germans love blasting your way around the country at top speed so that would be a positive not a negative. I mean you guys invented the concept right? > > 2. "Own vehicle is also useful." > > If employer expects you to drive regularly on the Autobahn, German > employees expect to get a company car. > It's as simple as this: If you're not offering a company car there's > something dubious about the offer and you can expect salary to be > subpar in general. > You are making an assumption. I didn't say you "must have" your own car. Just that it will be useful. There is no reason that the salary will be lower if you can provide your own car. I would consider it as leverage to get a higher gross income if I was negotiating for the role. Also a way to pay for a higher value vehicle if for example I had to buy a brand new car with finance... -- Patrick Shirkey Boost Hardware Ltd _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
