Need your advice, Am I rediculous?

[StageLeft]

<< I made 47,000 as a support analyst right out of school. Too bad I got laid off. >>

Well welcome to the real economy. In the real economy keeping a job is hard enough let alone getting that sort of pay straight out of school with no experience.

 

[StageLeft]

btw you can ask anything you want as long as you don't kill chances at a job. Also don't bring up 35k if he is offering 34k - thats $1k year. very insignificant

 

[Riprorin]

This site might help. Good luck.

www.salaryexpert.com

Remember when negotiating to never speak first.

 

[BuckleDownBen]

If you need the job more than they need you, then you can ask for more money. However, you really should have thought everything through before the second interview. I would clarify the health insurance. I would also clarify whether you are hourly or salaried, because this will make a difference. If you are salaried , you will get paid for your sick time but you will not get paid for overtime. If you are hourly, it could be the opposite.

If you are serious about becoming a programmer, you will need to work very hard and not complain, and hope thy like you enough to give you a chance. That they said 15/hour in a newspaper ad doesn't mean they have to pay you that. It's not like they are going to put "around 15/hour" in thead, even though that's what they may mean.

If you do take the job, it doesn't mean you can't continue to look for other work.