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If you're going to sell something, you need to have some sense of what it's worth or you run the risk of being taken advantage of. One of the most valuable thi
by chasing 11y ago
If you're going to sell something, you need to have some sense of what it's worth or you run the risk of being taken advantage of.
One of the most valuable things you will ever sell is your time and work energy. That's a sale worth tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars per year, every year.
It is incumbent upon you to understand the value of what you're selling, or else someone will lowball you and take advantage of the situation when you say "yes."
Maybe that's unfair. But it's just how things work.
- task_queue 11y agoThis is true. This is also a reason unions exist, such that a fairer negotiation can happen where both sides come from a more even footing. In other industries not experiencing our current boom, desperation and a deep applicant pool can make things more difficult. Always know where you stand in negotiations, you are the only advocate your worth has.