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Thanks for the answers, much appreciated. Would be tempted by the PBI role personally, but definitely curious to about the definition of “competitive” as that’s a fairly senior role you’re asking for!
Reminds me of the posts that have floated round LinkedIn: “if the pay is so competitive why don’t you tell us”
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This.
No offence. But there is really no excuse for “competitive” it’s bullshit, simple as. Especially today in 2022. Be honest and transparent.
If you pay based on experience/seniority, then post a salary band, use numbers, don’t just say it.
Why should anyone piss away emotional and physical labour preparing an application for a job only to get into the process and find out the pay is bad/ too low?
Remote Work:
We've been struggling with this if we're honest, but the proof and feel is that getting together to ride and being in person is advantageous to us as a business and a delivery outcome. The jury is still out with remote work for sure. We're not unique in this space.
We do have a team in Asturias, Spain, and therefore it is not a unique problem for us as an org.
I thought Rapha was a VC backed firm now?
Not that straight forward. We're backed by wealthy shareholders but not strictly a VC. We are working to be a performant business rather than relying on handouts. We still sell physical product or experiences to achieve this. These shareholders have a key and genuine interest in cycling as a way to enrich lives and have put their money where their mouth is on this front in their hometown.
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