To his credit, my manager was extremely forthright in fighting for me, but his hands were tied in being limited to the typical periods. Yes, I did agree to the

To his credit, my manager was extremely forthright in fighting for me, but his hands were tied in being limited to the typical periods. Yes, I did agree to the salary, but as that I was coming from an academic position (and was honestly/still am relatively new to shopping around for jobs) the salary seemed like a vast improvement and I didn't think to dig deep into actual level. Thanks (to other child posters as well) for your thoughts. (to answer some side posts as well; I didn't mean to come across as having excessively many years experience, but that I was just not a college hire and hope I didn't mislead. This introspection also doesn't preclude looking for other options simultaneously, and I've certainly learned my lesson about asking more of some sorts of questions during my offer.)