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That sounds about right. From about 1999-2004, I didn't negotiate salaries. I told potential employers that I wanted exactly 60K. The question was how many hour

by synnik 16y ago

That sounds about right. From about 1999-2004, I didn't negotiate salaries. I told potential employers that I wanted exactly 60K. The question was how many hours a week I would have to work to earn it. The winner was 22 hours. I only changed this tactic when I had kids. Because that changes everything.

teaspoon 16y ago
What kind of work were you in? I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.
tsally 16y ago
Can you elaborate on this? I'm really interested in the type of work that you did and your negotiating process. Was it software development? What type of companies did you work with?
- synnik 16y ago
  Yes, it is software development. It actually started when I was working at IBM. I asked if I could go part-time, and they said yes, offering 57K for 30 hours a week. I was also talking to some startups, and told them about the offer I had, asking them to beat it by offering 60K for less hours. One of them agreed, and I worked for them for 2 years. I followed that model for a few more years, working mostly with service-based companies who were willing to bill me out for part-time work.
yason 16y ago
Why did you change it because you had kids?
- synnik 16y ago
  Because it is one thing to limit the finances when I am single... But after getting married and having kids, I am no longer just limiting myself -- I am restricting the resources that I can offer the children. I could not afford private schools or college, I would need to watch my money on clothes and food, and we would have to live in a smaller home. All of this could still be OK. They aren't even old enough for those things to be issues yet. But it is difficult to ramp up a stable income overnight, so I decided to go back to trying to maximize my income, to give us more choices in the future, as the kids grow up. And we may still do public school or homeschooling, and may still live to the 60K budget. Time will tell, but I think having the choices available to us is wise.

by synnik 16y ago

teaspoon 16y ago

What kind of work were you in? I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

tsally 16y ago

Can you elaborate on this? I'm really interested in the type of work that you did and your negotiating process. Was it software development? What type of companies did you work with?

synnik 16y ago
Yes, it is software development. It actually started when I was working at IBM. I asked if I could go part-time, and they said yes, offering 57K for 30 hours a week. I was also talking to some startups, and told them about the offer I had, asking them to beat it by offering 60K for less hours. One of them agreed, and I worked for them for 2 years. I followed that model for a few more years, working mostly with service-based companies who were willing to bill me out for part-time work.

yason 16y ago

Why did you change it because you had kids?

synnik 16y ago
Because it is one thing to limit the finances when I am single... But after getting married and having kids, I am no longer just limiting myself -- I am restricting the resources that I can offer the children. I could not afford private schools or college, I would need to watch my money on clothes and food, and we would have to live in a smaller home. All of this could still be OK. They aren't even old enough for those things to be issues yet. But it is difficult to ramp up a stable income overnight, so I decided to go back to trying to maximize my income, to give us more choices in the future, as the kids grow up. And we may still do public school or homeschooling, and may still live to the 60K budget. Time will tell, but I think having the choices available to us is wise.