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Re:California updates laws around salary and criminal histor... by bulatb on Monday December 04, 2017 @03:57PM (#15847424)
It feels like there's some value in disclosing that's greater than the risk of leaving money on the table if the other groups behave as expected, but I can't put my finger on it. Maybe just one of those economic fallacies.
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Re:California updates laws around salary and criminal histor... by otakucode on Monday December 04, 2017 @04:04PM (#15847489)
Whoever says a number first loses. That's some piece of wisdom that I don't recall the source of, but I believe it addresses what you're feeling.
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Re:California updates laws around salary and criminal histor... by bulatb on Monday December 04, 2017 @04:12PM (#15847563)
I think it's the opposite: it feels like this law might create an incentive for certain people to go first and thereby change the meaning of not going first for everyone else.

But I can't support it, so I'm probably wrong.

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Re:California updates laws around salary and criminal histor... by maxxxxx on Monday December 04, 2017 @04:54PM (#15847911)
I hear that all the time but I have had decent success by giving a high number first. I have never had a company offer more than I expected.
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Re:California updates laws around salary and criminal histor... by conanbatt on Monday December 04, 2017 @08:17PM (#15849046)
Not true. It goes against price anchoring. Lowballing is as much risk as highballing for eiter side.
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Re:California updates laws around salary and criminal histor... by user5994461 on Monday December 04, 2017 @04:26PM (#15847658)
An incorrect meme.
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