Negotiating Salary/Benefits

[Flint]

Originally Posted by Flint

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I took the [internet sources] number, rounded up, added on the travel expense, and the cost of buying a new car for my wife. I took that new number and told the CIO that it would be a "lateral move" for me. In reality it would be, like, a $30k raise.
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The CIO gave the HR guy the number I told him, and the HR guy wrote up an offer.

I had said I need $X0,000 to $X5,000, and he offered me exactly $X0,000 as a straight salary.

I thought I'd have to haggle to get up that high, but now I'll just be haggling for extra money.

The CIO doesn't get back until Monday...maybe he thinks I'll just take this offer. But I'll wait until Monday and say,

"Okay, now, what about this? What about that?" --all the extra monies I dreamed up.