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In general, if you're stepping into a backfill position, negotiate $10k above asking. They'll say no and you'll both end up happy.
by exabrial 5y ago
In general, if you're stepping into a backfill position, negotiate $10k above asking. They'll say no and you'll both end up happy.
- dijit 5y agoor they say yes and you feel obliged to accept. I asked for $50k above what a company offered me, thinking that we'd part on good terms; and they accepted.. So, I guess that's what I'm doing now.
- exabrial 5y agothat's incredible! I suppose the lesson here is make sure you ask enough to keep you from looking over your shoulder and not being able to deal with the inevitable 'backfill blues'