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Great story, but do you really mean you got your annual salary per HOUR? Perhaps you meant per month? Still awesome, of course, but within the realm of reason :
by mmelin 16y ago
Great story, but do you really mean you got your annual salary per HOUR? Perhaps you meant per month? Still awesome, of course, but within the realm of reason :-)
- MrFoof 16y agoMy interpretation is, for example, he asked for "fifty-five" meaning "$55,000/year". They instead interpreted it as "$55/hour" which would work out to around $110,000/year assuming a standard 2,000 hours worked a year.
- erlanger 16y agoA: What compensation...blah blah blah? B: 80 would be great. $80k/yr -> $80/hr.
- moolave 16y agoA serendipitous negotiation technique that not all witty and lucky interviewees would like to share. Great input, nonetheless. =)
- wildwood 16y agoMost negotiating techniques will work better when you're negotiating directly with the CEO, instead of HR or the hiring manager... :)
- mkramlich 16y agoworking only half-time (1000 hrs/year) at $80/hour would yield $80k/year. that would be a very decent lifestyle in the US.
- blahedo 16y agoThere are about 2000 work hours in a year, give or take, so I'm assuming he said something like "55" meaning $55,000/yr but the CEO heard $55/hr which would be more like $110,000/yr.
- mmelin 16y agoLooks like MrFoof and erlanger posted at the same moment so I'll reply to myself. Your explanation makes complete sense. Thanks! It would be interesting to use this in reverse: claim that you meant hourly rate when discussing salary. "Oh, you thought I meant $100k? No, no, I make $100 per hour now so double that for the salary level I'm at."