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>The magic incantation is competing offer. Depends on the company. If you were applying where I work and tried to use a competing offer to get a better offer,

• pesfandiar 2y ago
  Depends on what an employer is looking for: A relatively better pool of candidates or those who don't know how to ask for things.
  • pdimitar 2y ago
    Ask all you like, you'll just get a generic "thanks, we decided to move forward with another candidate" response maximum at reply number three. Wish more people on HN worked at least 5 years outside the USA. It would give them valuable insights.
• jmalicki 2y ago
  So in other words, the offer is non-negotiable? In that case you could still work for that company, but would your company offer a higher salary with any other negotiating strategy?
  • kamaal 2y ago
    This competing offer thing is relatively new and restricted to the top internet and wall street kind of companies. Where there is too much money and they just want people at the top of the ladder all the time, even if they don't need them. This kind of requires companies winning above and beyond anybody else. Those are rare. Every where else, its work as usual and people as usual. Nobody is important. People join and leave all the time. They could care less about whatever other offers you have.