Insulted by lowball, is this racism?
So I did a interview at a prestigious school which is near where i live.
There were 4 people interviewing me. It was verbal then there was an assessment.
The role was to support the schools senior management team. They knew my background was investment banking and that i had 13 years of experience.
At the end of the interview we were talking about the package. The lady was like what did you make in your last job, i was honest and said 8,000 USD per month. She said schools dont pay that high and i understood as i have teacher friends. Where we live a teacher salary is between maybe 4-6 k per month. I told the lady as long as the offer is not under 4 k USD id probably be ok given the other benefits.
Their offer was 2,500 usd per month.
The benefits were
- 1 fully paid off flight per year (the lady interviewing me said this was standard for all staff. (In my offer it said 1 flight every 2 years)
- my children can study in the school (the school is part of a portfolio of schools in the country) in my offer it said my kids can attend the indian school which is the cheapest fees wise of all the schools. The lady interviewing me said that 3 of her kids go to that school where i was interviewing for. Why did they offer me the indian school?? I am british but im brown so they know my kids would be studying gcses etc…
I feel so offended and i feel like they discriminated me. I know for a fact that brits in the country i live in never take jobs for 2,500 USD the cost of living is very high here.
Am i right to feel upset by this, is the norm ?
I did decline the offer but i just wanted to vent i guess.