@rbreich

That is hardly the only way they exploit them, but then you at least knew that. Another way that they exploit employees, before they even get their foot in the door, is by undervaluing their labor right from the first interview. Any candidate who knows their worth is discarded after that first interview when they voice their expectation to be compensated accordingly.

No one is hired and paid what their labor is worth. No one. Not even mid-level executives.