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This is the best single source of information on the topic: https://www.kalzumeus.com/2012/01/23/salary-negotiation/ https://www.kalzumeus.com/2012/01/23/salary
by fossuser 5y ago
This is the best single source of information on the topic: https://www.kalzumeus.com/2012/01/23/salary-negotiation/ https://www.kalzumeus.com/2012/01/23/salary-negotiation/
I’d just read through that.
- excitednumber 5y agoThanks will read. Not OP
- tl 5y agoLiterally opened thread to also post this. Summary (for OP or anyone else reading): assuming you bring a useful skillset and are likely to actually argue over $30/hr or $40/hr rates, you should charge more. Do not assume $50/hr is off the table, if you bring that much value. Do not assume $100/hr is off the table, if you bring that much value. Do not assume $150/hr is off the table, if you bring that much value. Potential employers care about what value you bring, and what compensation they can talk you into. Nothing else matters.
- topkai22 5y agoThat’s not the entire truth. At some point marginal cost versus other options comes into play, especially if I’m in a business with generally fixed rates for work (like outsourcing/contracting.) The OP should negotiate up (especially if they have data on comparable pay they can use), but what others in the market with comparable skill are willing to take also matters.
- dopidopHN 5y agoThis is a really good read. I’m commenting here so other folks follow that link. Boy did I got fucked a few time at hire. I think it’s better now ? Who knows. Probably still getting fucked.