It would be nice to have a bit more transparency on salaries. Yes, they are negotiable, but only within narrow bands. And if you ask for anything outside of tho

It would be nice to have a bit more transparency on salaries. Yes, they are negotiable, but only within narrow bands. And if you ask for anything outside of those bands, the result is often not a counteroffer, but dropping the discussion entirely. That makes it time-consuming to determine what the market rate for your skill-set actually is, particularly since the "no"s don't typically come with reasons attached.