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So i got offered a job today and i made the classic mistake. They offered x and i asked for y which was the actual ammount i wanted. They gave in right away. Obviously i should have asked for z which is more then y but i did not. Is there any way i can fix this when i go in to do paperwork? The offer is not in writing, and was discussed on 2 cell phones with constant break ups. Is it really stupid of me to try and get a little more at this point, or should i just chalk up the l and move on? Any advice on this would help.
Due to the job being a 45 minute commute compared to the current 20 minute commute i was thinking of asking for a little more due to increased gas costs, but i already mentioned this when i asked for y. Perhaps i can say i didn't factor in mornings with traffic? |
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Too late. Do an awesome job and ask for a raise in six months.
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be a man, you made an offer and it was accepted, deal.
How would you feel if you got z and when you went in to sign the papers they tried to get you down to y? You even got what you wanted, be happy. |
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You got what you wanted, don't be a douche because you think you could have got more.
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maybe when it comes time to discuss benefits you could pretend to be unimpressed with them and use that as a way of getting your salary up.
or you can use the cell reception "so i'm all set to sign my $100k deal" "but we agreed on 80k" "must have been a miscommunication. how bout 90k?" "cheers!" |
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Yea i guess i should just take it and move on, but im still angry at myself for not asking for more. I wonder how far they would have gone. I asked for $2,000/YR more and they went for it so quick, i think i might have been able to go to $5,000/YR or maybe even more. =/
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Yea i guess i should just take it and move on, but im still angry at myself for not asking for more. I wonder how far they would have gone. I asked for $2,000/YR more and they went for it so quick, i think i might have been able to go to $5,000/YR or maybe even more. =/ [/ QUOTE ] That's a tough question you'll never know if the company accepts whatever you asked for without hesitation. You could have been at the max. Or you could have left a ton of money on the table. I asked for $10K more than I wanted for this job and they gave it to me. I wonder how much I could have gotten out of them, but I'm still happy because this is $10K more than I wanted anyway. Plus, I might have been out of consideration if I asked for even more. |
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you prob won't be able to get much more out of them and whatever you might be able to get is not worth starting the job as "that guy"
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Chalk this up as a lesson learned. You got what you wanted but you might have left something on the table. I agree with the advice to kick some butt and talk about it in 6 mo.
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Ah, the modern dilemma. you got what you wanted, and yet you are instantly unsatisfied.
How the philosophers do rub their hands. |
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