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My old manager told me to never negotiate my first salary offer, but I did and got an extra $5k a year.
He said it would make me look greedy, but after reading a book on salary tactics, I asked anyway and they agreed without a fight, so should you always push back on that first number?
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kim.xena1mo ago
Awesome, good for you!
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the_cole1mo ago
It's rough when you take a chance and it doesn't work out. I've seen friends get burned for trying to negotiate too. Some places just have a set number and won't budge, which feels pretty unfair.
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bennett.james1mo ago
Nice for you, but that's not a sure thing for every job. Sometimes it really can backfire, @kim.xena. Depends on the company and how they do things.
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