Hi all, recently I was contacted regarding an HR expert position that I applied for and informed that the starting rate is $15/hr to coincide with the sales floor pay rate. I was of course a little surprised but I wondered, for those of you who may have started in position like this, was the rate increased quickly or at least were you considered for promotions in a reasonable amount of time?

{Edit}: Sorry, I wasn’t trying to come off a particular way or saying I “deserve” special pay. Ultimately I believe all team members should be making more than $15/hr just for dealing with the customers the way they have to, but still I ask just if HR has the ability to really be progressive instead of a stagnant position. Seeing the “up to” $24/hr made me think there was an increase with various wages across all departments at least a little closer to that mark rather than $9 below it.