Well. Don't go into negotiations with, I make 100k, I need 150k to come over. Just say your price is 150k. Without knowing either company, hard to say. Probabl

Well. Don't go into negotiations with, I make 100k, I need 150k to come over. Just say your price is 150k. Without knowing either company, hard to say. Probably the smaller one though just because they are more likely to not have a corporate structure that will take forever to move up in. Both have their advantages and disadvantages. Consultant = Ability to move from problem to problem quickly, ability to solve problems in any number of ways. Big Enterprise = "Proven" track record (in theory a well known company isn't hiring just anyone that walks in).