> I dunno, yet people do. Honing the skill to determine whether or not a company is going to be able to pay you what you're worth is hinged on a few (apparentl

> I dunno, yet people do. Honing the skill to determine whether or not a company is going to be able to pay you what you're worth is hinged on a few (apparently tricky) soft-skill-based assumptions: - You can assess the company (quality, tier of engineer, etc.) - You can assess your own market value, apparent worth accurately. I like to give companies that I believe won't pay correctly the benefit of the doubt: I give a blowout number, xx% more than I believe I am worth. If I'm not met with resistance: I'm wrong and it hurts.