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Re:Ask HN: Need salary negotiation advice on Wednesday March 30, 2011 @01:12AM (#2385918)
I'm not sure the timing would work (recruiter said they'd have an offer by the end of the week - and the offer expires after 5 business days).

Though I've definitely heard good things about what a Facebook counteroffer does to an existing Google offer :-)

Ask HN: Need salary negotiation advice

(Throwaway account - coworkers read HN and know my main account)After spending a couple of years at my first job out of grad school, I applied to Google at my friend's suggestion (he currently works there). The interviews went well, and the recruiter called today to say that things are moving to the "compensation committee" stage. I accepted my first (and to date, only) job offer several years...

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