How would you negotiate a salary at Google?

Re:How would you negotiate a salary at Google? by tptacek on Monday August 25, 2008 @05:22PM (#286443)

Microsoft used to be notorious for doing the same thing, and friends who were in very strong negotiating positions wound up walking over it. Microsoft may have eased up since then, but in 2001, they weren't kidding.

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Re:How would you negotiate a salary at Google? by gaius on Tuesday August 26, 2008 @11:18AM (#287147)

Microsoft used to be able to do that because their stock kept on going up and up. Less so now. Same with Google. I don't think Google (or any other "big name" employer) is as impressive on a CV as they would like to think. If you took say 75% of the market rate salary now thinking that it would get you 150% of the market rate when you jump ship in n years, then you might be in for a surprise.

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Re:How would you negotiate a salary at Google? by tptacek on Tuesday August 26, 2008 @02:36PM (#287334)

Hey, I wouldn't do it. I'm just saying, sometimes when HR tells you they have an official policy of paying 60% of market, they aren't kidding.

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Re:How would you negotiate a salary at Google? by gaius on Tuesday August 26, 2008 @04:18PM (#287466)

Gotta wonder if HR are on 60% as well...

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Re:How would you negotiate a salary at Google? by tptacek on Tuesday August 26, 2008 @05:42PM (#287537)

I'm pretty sure you can get HR people from a one-click shopping listing at Amazon.

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