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Re:Ask HN: Salary negotiation? by DaveExeter on Friday September 09, 2022 @09:52AM (#32779242)
Or they could counteroffer.

Lets say you want $250k. Ask for $500k. They might be relieved, because they thought you would want $800k.

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Re:Ask HN: Salary negotiation? by Dimidium-07 on Friday September 09, 2022 @09:56AM (#32779292)
So you would say to set an anchor as high as possible?
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Re:Ask HN: Salary negotiation? by brianwawok on Friday September 09, 2022 @10:20AM (#32779576)
What is your 2nd best option?

If your 2nd best option is a job making 200k.. and you ask for 800k and they just say no? Well, being cocky just lost you 200k (you could have asked for 400k).

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Re:Ask HN: Salary negotiation? by Dimidium-07 on Saturday September 10, 2022 @06:18AM (#32789306)
True that
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