-We offer a competitive salary.

-Places X, Y and Z offer much more.

-We don’t compete with them.

Stupidly enough - not satire. I’ve had this conversation with three different companies. They struggle to attract talent for some weird reason.

Middle class wages, adjusted, start at $83.17/hr. If you’re making less than that and call yourself middle class you’re only fooling yourself. There’s a reason you’re not told what that line is.