Negotiating a salary... *update*

[jinduy]

thanks for the responses guys. it's a learning experience for me and this time i want to try negotiating this time around after just accepting my first two offers with my first jobs.

by the way how often do you guys find yourselves negotiating up? or do you folks generally just accept the first amount they offer you?

 

[TreyRandom]

Originally posted by: jinduy
thanks for the responses guys. it's a learning experience for me and this time i want to try negotiating this time around after just accepting my first two offers with my first jobs.

by the way how often do you guys find yourselves negotiating up? or do you folks generally just accept the first amount they offer you?

I usually accept the first amount they offer me, if the offer is fair. If it's not fair, I simply turn them down on the spot. If they don't realize my skills are worth a certain amount of money, then they don't deserve my consideration. A lowball offer that's later "brought up to a decent level" is all well and good... but their first offer gives you an insight as to how they will probably handle your future raises.

I was working with a consulting company, and I had a client who was needing me 4-5 days per week, all day, at $100-$125/hr. Since they'd be better off just hiring me outright, they decided to buy my employer out of their customer contract. When the customer asked me what my salary range was. I gave them a $5000 window, and I set the salary floor at a value that was acceptable to me. To my surprise, they didn't throw me the lowest possible offer - they bumped it by $1000. Since that was $1000 more than would have been acceptable, I took it. Had they offered me the lowest amount, I'd have taken it, but would have kept my eyes open for any future signs of stinginess. Had they offered me less than my salary window, I'd have turned them down flat.

So to me, negotiation is simple, and usually quick. I know what I'm worth because I know what someone at my skill level is worth. I set a value that's acceptable to me (figuring in bonuses and benefits), and if they match or exceed it, I don't squeeze for more money just to be greedy. And, to be honest, neither my salary nor my career are hurting.

 

[chambersc]

Originally posted by: LegendKiller

Originally posted by: chambersc
I wouldn't have counter-offered. Don't bite the hand that feeds.

Why be a pushover? I have countered many offers and gotten at least 50% of what I offered.

Based on my beliefs about a company (any company), I feel that I would and should be automatically glossed over if I asked for that amount in relation to what they are offering. I feel that they should look at #2 and #3 and offer them around the same amount I was offered to see if they can undercut my counter-offer

All in all, the business of business is money.

 

[Linux23]

OP keep us posted on the outcome. Good luck man.

 

[Triforceofcourage]

Originally posted by: jinduy
thanks for the responses guys. it's a learning experience for me and this time i want to try negotiating this time around after just accepting my first two offers with my first jobs.

by the way how often do you guys find yourselves negotiating up? or do you folks generally just accept the first amount they offer you?

I usually negotiate up. You can usually squeeze atleast a couple more thousand out of them if you are their first choice. The question you need to ask yourself is how far you should push.

 

[funboy6942]

Basicly you said
Fvck you give me more, like $10k more you prick
And they said
No fvck you there is the door, don't, come again.

Not in those exact words but if I was offering you the job with the little experience you got, $60k would of been a more then fair offer, and then to slap it back in my face with a $10k hike, that would of been the end. I wouldn't expect a phone call back and if you call them you had better do a lot of kissing ass and thing of a good excuse to take now their $60k offer because you will be looking like a suck ass.

 

[jinduy]

update, got close to 70. i dont wanna be specific . took it.

 

[FoBoT]

:thumbsup:

 

[Yreka]

Originally posted by: RKS
I wouldn't offer you more than $20K just for quoting Lionel Richie.

ROFL :laugh:

 

[JS80]

Originally posted by: jinduy
update, got close to 70. i dont wanna be specific . took it.

you shoulda PMed me back...I coulda got you more.

 

[akshatp]

Good job... But include the update in your OP dude!

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: jinduy
update, got close to 70. i dont wanna be specific . took it.

Good for you. In the future don't listen to nay-sayers. You know what you are worth. don't take a penny less. Glad you made them give a number first. It isn't out of the ordinary to negotiate 10s of thousands of dollars more.