[HN Gopher] The Ten Commandments of Salary Negotiation ___________________________________________________________________ The Ten Commandments of Salary Negotiation Author : jger15 Score : 16 points Date : 2021-09-24 22:13 UTC (47 minutes ago) (HTM) web link (www.lennysnewsletter.com) (TXT) w3m dump (www.lennysnewsletter.com) | WalterBright wrote: | > Why can't you just tell me how much it'll be, and then we can | move on? | | On the other hand, why don't you just tell them the lowest number | you'll accept? | | In other words, it is completely unworkable to require a best | offer from one side and not the other side. | ggoo wrote: | The 1 commandment that has always worked for me: If you're happy | with the salary and the work, take the job. | | Life is too short to fight for every penny. | ianai wrote: | There's a lot of potential in realizing that if you were happy | with a transaction it doesn't matter what other transactions | are going on around you. You can replace "transaction" with | many things in that statement. We'd probably be much further | along as a species if we all let go of our egos a little more | often (though not completely! I'm not arguing for that.) | willis936 wrote: | OTOH life is too short to forgo being able to own a home or | raise kids because you forwent a bigger paycheck indefinitely. | hellisothers wrote: | OP didn't say don't negotiate a salary, they said when you're | happy with it take it. There is definitely a danger in | driving a hard bargain just to "win" when you would have been | happier accepting what you've been offered/negotiated so far. | 88913527 wrote: | On this point: "Consider taxes on bonuses and stock." | | Yes, but consider taxes on your current total compensation (less | 401k contributions, HSA, and Cafeteria plans (e.g., dental)) | versus offers you receive. Stock and bonuses are W2 income and | taxed at your marginal rate. They aren't special. They may | withhold more, but once you file, it's marginal. ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2021-09-24 23:00 UTC)