Ask HN: How much do you make at Amazon? Here is how much I make at Amazon

Re:Ask HN: How much do you make at Amazon? Here is how much ... by ryanbrunner on Saturday March 19, 2016 @05:34AM (#11317895)

Personally, I think it's worthwhile to include, as social proof. If another company was paying $X and was perfectly happy with the employee, $X plus a modest / reasonable $Y doesn't seem so crazy. It shows that you're not just pulling an unrealistic salary out of thin air.

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Re:Ask HN: How much do you make at Amazon? Here is how much ... by Diederich on Saturday March 19, 2016 @10:37AM (#11318693)

Right, though I would put "scare quotes" around "proof", since from their perspective I could be making it up. (:

When things get more serious, I sometimes go over my history of compensation with them.

To me, it comes down to the question: does company X need me more than I need company X? For the right people with the right skills and the right experience, the "power" is with the potential employee.

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Re:Ask HN: How much do you make at Amazon? Here is how much ... by mixmastamyk on Saturday March 19, 2016 @05:21PM (#11320512)

Interesting, I've never ever shared my salary with another company, and been working two decades.

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Re:Ask HN: How much do you make at Amazon? Here is how much ... by Diederich on Monday March 21, 2016 @10:14AM (#11328161)

Yup, there's a hell of a lot of different ways to 'do it' I think.

The feedback I get from HR/recruiters is that my approach is rather unusual, but that they generally appreciate it since it is rather efficient.

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