Re:Ask HN: Bored working for the current company, advice?
by rongopo on Sunday October 09, 2022 @06:19AM
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I agree on the negotiation skill point! I always read a few lines of a book about how to negotiate before every meeting with my boss. That way I am seldom caught off guard!
Re:Ask HN: Bored working for the current company, advice?
by quickthrower2 on Monday October 10, 2022 @06:34AM
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“yes i will take the raise thanks”
2 weeks later
“can I book 2 weeks unpaid leave…”
:-)
Give yourself two hours to study sales and negotiation techniques, it is a worthwhile investment for such an important conversation (and would probably be useful if you went and found something else anyway). The most important thing is to understand what feels important, and what feels impossible, on their side. I remember being shocked that a former employer was willing to discuss a $10,000 raise, but not a single additional vacation day – that’s just how the HR software worked.