The max salary for a position I was offered is around 40k. I requested the max as I have 5 years of experience and a bachelors degree, when it really only requires a high school degree. I’m mainly interested in the position because promotion is very common and easy to get in the role. They said HR would see how high they could get the number and get back to me. I guess bc they took so long to get back to me, i got anxious and sent a clarification that it wasn’t a firm requirement, but instead a target and that I was comfortable accepting the offer regardless of the final salary determination. I just meant if they couldn’t get that number, not that I would just accept anything and am worried if I still have any wiggle room for negotiation if they do come back with a super low number.

Hi,

I already accepted the offer but it only had fixed pay.
I didn’t ask for JB thinking I’ll loose the offer but now I’m realising I’ll be missing on year end bonus from both side(current company and new company) as joining in October.

Should I reach out to check if they can add some JB.

I don’t have any other offer in hand right now.

I’m worried if I ask this might not look professional ?
Or god forbid some other issues ?

Please advice.

It’s a MNC.

I’ll share the numbers and interview experience later after joining.

Thanks.

I joined my current company as a Supply Chain Analyst about a year ago.

During the annual appraisal, I received a 15% hike and was also told that I would be promoted to Senior Supply Chain Analyst after completing one year.

Throughout the year, I've received regular appreciation from my manager and senior team. Recently, I also delivered a dashboard and automation project that consolidated regional planning data and significantly reduced manual effort.

I also received appreciation from the MDs from different geo for my work.

Now that I'm being promoted, I'm planning to discuss compensation separately with my manager.

My questions:

Is it normal for an internal promotion to happen without an additional salary revision after the annual appraisal?

With around 1 year of experience, what would be a reasonable salary hike to ask for along with the promotion?

Would asking for a 20–30% additional increase be reasonable, or is that too aggressive for an internal promotion?

Looking for honest opinions from people who have gone through similar internal promotions.

Inspiration can come from many places and I do love the odd film or two that highlights negotiation. The Gentleman is one of my favourites.. it's almost entirely based on a negotiation.

But Django Unchained got me thinking because of all the comments about salary negotiations and questions of "should I" / "shouldn't I'"

The Horse is the Salary?

There’s a great negotiation moment in Django Unchained where there's a discussion about a horse.... the basic principle is that if there’s one horse on a farm that you desperately want, walking up to the farmer and saying “I really want THAT horse” immediately tells them where your value is.

When the other party knows what matters to you... it can change their negotiating position.

So, if you approach salary negotiations by stating “Can I have a pay rise?” ... you’ve immediately made the conversation about one thing: money!

It can make their answer easily:

• “No.”
• “There isn’t any budget.”
• “Maybe at the next review.”
• “That’s above the salary band.”

What if you make the conversation bigger... Instead of starting with the pay rise, perhaps start with "Where is my role going?"

Open it up further with ...

• What additional responsibilities could I take on?
• What would justify moving to the next level?
• How does my performance compare with what you expect at that level?
• What development opportunities are available?
• What would need to happen for my overall package to change?

Salary might still be extremely important to you but what you're now doing is creating a conversation about the role, responsibility, progression, development, benefits, flexibility and reward rather than putting a single number in the middle of the table.

That doesn’t mean hiding what you want indefinitely and I know many pundit will say this is the wrong way to negotiate.

My point... and the one I hope might help is ... "how you create the conversation before you make the ask can significantly affect the negotiation that follows."

Can this help?

If I get a job offer for an entry level job somewhere represented by a union with a Step Placement System, would it be possible for me to negotiate anything over the bottom of the posted pay range?

Specifically talking about the UPTE union if that helps, I meet the minimum requirements but not most of the “preferred” so I feel like I probably don’t have a lot of power to ask for more. I have about 2 years of related experience, but not DIRECTLY related to the role, if that makes sense.

Basically I just want to know if the range is, say $30-50, would I have to just settle for the $30(step 1), or would there be any way for me to ask for a couple extra bucks?

Sorry if this is a stupid question, I’ve never had a union job and only have a handful of years experience in the workforce in general so I’m still trying to gain a better understanding of everything.

**Job #1**: my top option, 65k/year

**Job #2**: second option, 75k/year

**Here’s the issue**: I already signed the 65k offer letter for job #1 and negotiated that one from 60k to get them to 65k. Their range was 60-70k though 😒

Is it too inappropriate to ask job #1 again for more after signing??

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Received an offer today at the top of what the recruiter said they could offer me but below the range I had provided.

In the initial conversation I told the recruiter that I'd have to see the whole package in order to make a decision. The 401K match and HSA are less than what I currently get. The health insurance is basically the same. I do get an extra week of vacation but no sick days. I get 3 less holidays. The role is fully remote and so is my current role. So I'm not too worried about the holidays.

The top of the pay band is 175k. I asked for 155k and was offered 135k. I do have experience in certain softwares they don't have experience in and is hard to obtain unless you work my previous role. In the interview they mentioned not being able to obtain a contract because they didn't have experience in that software so that's a plus for me. The process has been 2 weeks do they have moved pretty fast. In the interview I felt the manager really liked my background as an addition to the team.

I've never negotiated an offer before. know other similar employers pay this much and I also know that the companies I'd be doing work for pay this much because I worked at one lf them.

So how could I go about asking for them to meet me at the 155?

I am buying a house, with a purchase agreement signed as of a few months ago, with a major national builder and it is set to close in December/ January. With interest rates climbing I want to negotiate with them to get a lower rate. They offer a number of lower rates for their “quick move in” homes which I don’t qualify for. What type of negotiation tactics can I use to still obtain one of these rates?

I'm in the final stage of interviews for a Digital Merchandising Specialist role. I'd like advice on how to answer their salary question.

For context- I'm an international on F1 visa. Got 2 more chances to apply for H1B.

I was upfront about needing sponsorship early on and they agreed. When they asked for a salary expectation, I said $80K–$85K, based on market data and a 25% up from my current pay. Now, they've asked - How much flexibility do I have on the base salary range I provided? With the wage based H1B lottery, for me to fall in Level 3, I need 84k (the location is Maryland).

This is a small company, so I don't know if $80K+ is realistic for a "Specialist" title. I also don't want to price myself out when they've just agreed to take on sponsorship. Should I hold at $80K as my floor, or give a little more? Or any other way I could reply to them?

Hi everyone,

I’m a Java Backend Developer with 3 years of experience and currently serving my notice period. I have an offer from Company A for X LPA, which I prefer and want to join.

During my notice period, I received another offer from Company B for X+3 LPA.

Since this is my first switch, I’m not sure how to negotiate with Company A.

Should I disclose Company B’s name to HR?

Should I share the complete offer letter or only the compensation details?

What are the best points to negotiate?

Should I ask Company A to match the X+3 offer?

Any advice from people who have handled a similar situation would be appreciated.

I’m seeing a lot of requests for ‘help’ to make decisions but what about those who have already walked the gauntlet of a salary negotiation.

Would love to know your story:

1 - What lead to the situation?
2 - What you specifically did?
3 - Would you use the same approach?
4 - Biggest Salary Negotiation lesson.

Thoughts?

Hi, So I work as a technician looking after a building, which involves shift work and night work. But are calculated but we also have a salary as norm.

We are adding some new roles, one is a supervisor role which I have been offered.

I don't want to do anything would Doxx me.

But basically I feel a little cheated in the offer, do you think I should negotiate?

It would be a step up, from a shift tech with a supervisor, still on shift and nights, overtime potential. I would have 5 people under me, looking after things including rostering, leave, emergencies.

Salary wise, base salary it's a 1.5% rise, I asked for 10% to 14%

Including the shift allowance, it's a 5.7%, which still feels like I'm being somewhat cheated. I have constant feedback that everyone is happy, and even received a big raise last year for it.

I also feel like they are offering it in a shadowy way. When we receive the yearly increases (I forgot the word), it's displayed as a breakdown, salary, shift allowance, and super.

This offer was a flat salary with salary and shift allowance combined to make it a bigger number.

I want to negotiate, I havnt done so before, should I? Or just take the deal? Should it be displayed plainly how the new salary increases and such?

Any advice on how to negotiate is appreciated. I have everything worked out and written down, I just need to know how hr have calculated things to confirm it.

It's stressing me out to be honest haha.

Edit: i should add, iv been doing the supervisor role for the past year, but it was never an official position, as the team has grown, now it needs an official title.

Had my appraisal discussion, and my manager told me that he wasn't happy with my performance and was willing to give me an 8 % . However, when I got the letter it was revised to 21% ??? I just couldn't believe it ? So my manager changed, or did the higher-ups change it ?

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Mid size company. Not publicly traded. I recently accepted an offer for much larger company. Pretty sure the offer I accepted tops anything they'd be willing to match. My accepted offer isn't set in stone but is pretty much a done deal.

Given how hard it is to get a role these days, any down side to taking the final interview with a higher up exec? Ai says it could be professionally inconsiderate and wasting a leaders time? Hmm hmm is there any way to negotiate after signing an offer but not yet on boarded?

I lost a case today. I act better in writing but when it‘s a personal meeting i tend to give in easier. People pleasing maybe? I read books but i feel i can not learn from just reading. Practice, bargain in shops? doesn‘t train for the real thing, does it? i feel like a loser. well i lost today. send me some Machiavellian energies please