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I'm not a dishonest person in general, but I have zero problem with lying about my previous salary in order to gain a negotiating advantage. I feel that it's si
by desdiv 10y ago
I'm not a dishonest person in general, but I have zero problem with lying about my previous salary in order to gain a negotiating advantage. I feel that it's simply none of their business how much I used to make, and that if they're presumptuous enough to ask then a made-up number is what they deserve.
- CardenB 10y agoExcept the company that hired you can then request a w2 and see your previous salary
- up_and_up 10y agoThey cant demand that. If anybody tried to pull that I would be outta there.
- up_and_up 10y agoThis. Always add on at least 15-30% if they ask. Has worked very well for me.
- imaginenore 10y agoLying about your previous salary may open you up to a lawsuit. It's sort of a grey area, but some consider it fraud. http://bucks.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/18/is-it-illegal-to-lie-about-your-pay-in-a-job-interview/ http://bucks.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/18/is-it-illegal-to-l...
- Sgt_Apone 10y agoI think that realistically it would only come up as an issue if you were looking a c-suite position. For joe or jane programmer, I doubt they would go through the effort of taking you to court in the unlikely event that they found out about it.