Fashion Podcaster Sparks Debate With Listing for Low-Payi…

A popular style podcast host has come under fire for a job listing and its absurdly low compensation.

Recho Omondi is the host of the rising popular style podcast The Cutting Room Floor, recently featuring some of fashion’s biggest icons like Steve Madden and Law Roach. On Aug. 25, Omondo posted a job listing for an Office Coordinator for The Cutting Room Floor that made people stop in their tracks.

The listing for the job has since been removed, but The Cut wrote that the role “combines the responsibilities of a bookings administrator and studio coordinator” while also being a personal assistant to Omondi herself.

On LinkedIn, where the job is posted, the posting says that it’s ideal for “someone highly organized, excellent at comms (both written & verbal), proactive, and ready to hit the ground running.”

If that sounds like a lot, don’t worry — the compensation definitely isn’t. It’s a full-time, in-person role in New York City from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. with a salary of $55,000 before tax. Here are the benefits: none.

Omondi went live on TikTok to talk about the role and its salary after her supporters began speaking out against it. “It’s not lost on me that that’s not a glamorous wage. You can’t be living lavishly,” she said, before adding that she’s seeking “the kind of person who wants to come to New York and hustle in the early years of their career.”

While this amount for the level of work needed does sound astronomically low, it’s actually pretty common in the fashion industry. According to Glassdoor, Condé Nast’s median salary for editorial assistants is $51,000, which is less than Omondi’s role.

But when it comes to Office Coordinators in New York City, Omondi’s role pays slightly less. According to ZipRecruiter, the average salary for an Office Coordinator there is a little more than $63,000.

Still, based on the post from The Cutting Room Floor on LinkedIn, it appears that there are people interested in the role. An update to the post letting everyone know not to submit any applications reads, “Thank you for all your submissions.”