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Both phrases are quite presumptuous. As if I don't know what my cost of living is. This is how much I charge. Thanks for your offer, it's way below of what I t

• greenspot 10y ago
  You just gave yourself the counter-argument: > The market will balance this out. The employer can also and usually choose between different candidates and maybe there are some or many equally skilled professionals in country x offering their work for much less (because they can because of lower living costs). So, it's reasonable to ask for a lower price in such a context. It's not about disdain. EDIT: why the downvote?
  • rantanplan 10y ago
    How's that a counter-argument? My argument is that "offer me whatever you want; I'll accept whatever I want". I don't need a justification or a lecture on why I should consider your offer as a generous one. That's how much you can give for my services at a certain point in time. Even if I consider your offer low, I won't find it insulting. But I will find it insulting if you think that I should accept your offer because based on your opinion this is how much I should make because of where I live. No thank you, I'll be the judge of that.
    • Shorel 10y ago
      Both arguments are the same, by rejecting the offer, you, as part of the market, are deciding and affecting the market itself.