For one of my first jobs I negotiated a better offer because "strings" on the document revealed the previous offer they'd sent out, and made me confident I coul

For one of my first jobs I negotiated a better offer because "strings" on the document revealed the previous offer they'd sent out, and made me confident I could ask for more. Though, makes me wonder if someone has intentionally sent out offers like that with lower numbers to make people think they're outsmarting them.