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Bad idea to lie when there are other equally valid negotiation tactics available. I had a job early in my career and they asked to see my W2 from my previous e
by ripped_britches 2y ago
Bad idea to lie when there are other equally valid negotiation tactics available.
I had a job early in my career and they asked to see my W2 from my previous employer to validate that my previous job income answer was correct and finish onboarding.
Much better to instead have a second competing job offer in hand. Clearly that’s more competitive than your old job you’re leaving anyway.
- kmoser 2y agoTheoretically, what they pay you should have nothing to do with your current salary, given that your current salary could be anywhere from $0 (e.g. if you're an unpaid intern) to INT_MAX (if you're being vastly overpaid). As a freelancer who gets paid by the hour or by the job, I've never been in a position to negotiate salary directly, so I wonder how tenable it is to politely decline to answer questions about your current salary, given that it may give the potential employer more leverage against you. I equate this to businesses (not you employer but places like the cable company) asking for your SSN: they may want it, but you are not always legally or morally obligated to provide them with it.
- dullcrisp 2y agoThe person getting paid INT_MAX probably fooled a king with a chessboard.
- dilyevsky 2y agoYou only have w2 available for previous year. In any case employers can pay to Equifax and the like to view your actual salary which most payroll processors (including rippling starting next year, i think) happily sells to them.