Worst case, their reply will be "no", and then you can still decide you want to take the original offer. More likely, they'll agree to give you some more money.

Worst case, their reply will be "no", and then you can still decide you want to take the original offer. More likely, they'll agree to give you some more money. I'm no expert on the state of the art in salary negotiation books, but http://www.amazon.com/Negotiating-Your-Salary-Make-Minute/dp/1580083102 http://www.amazon.com/Negotiating-Your-Salary-Make-Minute/dp... is decent for getting you in the right mindset.