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Show HN: Learn to Negotiate Higher Compensation(negotiatewith.us)
3 points by alexpotato 9y ago|0 comments
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How to answer: So how much do you make?(alexpotato.com)
7 points by alexpotato 11y ago|2 comments
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How to tell if you have a bad manager(alexpotato.com)
1 points by alexpotato 11y ago|0 comments
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What to say when they ask you: how much do you make(alexpotato.com)
6 points by alexpotato 11y ago|1 comments
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College paintball plus stats plus Perl/Sqlite = Success!(alexpotato.com)
2 points by alexpotato 11y ago|0 comments
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What’s really going on in a salary negotiation(alexpotato.com)
36 points by alexpotato 12y ago|48 comments
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by alexpotato 12y ago
I remember talking about this to to a friend who went to college in the 70's. In those days, people used to fail out of college for playing hearts/spades/Risk etc so I don't think this is purely a online phenomenon. I wo
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by alexpotato 12y ago
> That sounds like good advice, but it seems more like basic defensive measures than something really advantageous. Well, the next step would be to determine what exactly it is that you want career-wise in the short/medium/long
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by alexpotato 12y ago
Make every interaction with your manager a deal that you both benefit from. For example, if your boss asks you to work a weekend say: "I am more than happy to work Saturday if I get an additional vacation day" Example 2, if your b
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by alexpotato 12y ago
> As an employee, if he's assigned a task it's his job to do it. He could certainly ask for resources but the term "negotiate" seems to imply he has some choice in the matter. Like he could decide to refuse to take on
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by alexpotato 12y ago
For questions like these, I like to quote a story I once read about dating in New York City: "I have a female friend. She asks every guy she meets at a bar two questions: 1. Do you have a passport? 2. Do you have a Kindle/Nook&#x2
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How to tell if your manager believes in “heads I win, tails you lose”(alexpotato.com)
24 points by alexpotato 12y ago|9 comments
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by alexpotato 12y ago
Every company/organization/group etc has multiple "dimensions" that they use to determine who is valuable and who is not. For example, in a technical organization, one dimension might be ability to quickly create product
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How to tell if you have a bad manager(alexpotato.com)
2 points by alexpotato 12y ago|0 comments
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Why you should craft industry specific resumes(alexpotato.com)
2 points by alexpotato 12y ago|0 comments
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“If he doesn’t work out, you can take his salary out of my bonus”(alexpotato.com)
7 points by alexpotato 12y ago|2 comments
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How to advance your career, one manager at a time(alexpotato.com)
3 points by alexpotato 12y ago|0 comments
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What an interview is really about(alexpotato.com)
1 points by alexpotato 12y ago|0 comments
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Why switching jobs is almost always a good idea(alexpotato.com)
106 points by alexpotato 12y ago|102 comments
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What a hiring manager thinks when you tell them what you want in compensation(alexpotato.com)
2 points by alexpotato 12y ago|0 comments
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One more reason (business) networking is very important(alexpotato.com)
1 points by alexpotato 12y ago|0 comments