“Salary Negotiation: Make More Money, Be More Valued”, 2012-01-23 ():
[One of the most useful documents a programmer or software engineer will ever read: how to negotiate your job salary.
Specifically, patio11 exhorts you to negotiate at all. Many nerds completely fail to negotiate even slightly, out of embarrassment or because it is unpleasant, and permanently self-sabotage themselves. patio11 emphasizes that tech employers are desperate for good programmers (which has not changed since 2012!), the sheer size of the money on offer, and how negotiations are stacked against you and you deserve to be paid more (and they certainly don’t deserve to keep the money).
Fundamentally, the employer doesn’t care that much and will not be offended if you negotiate. Some preparation of resume and salary targets furnish you with great ammunition; force them to name a number, hide your history, and demand what you’re worth on the market based on your research (and then some—it doesn’t hurt to stretch), while being flexible on the exact form of compensation (don’t be fooled by silly fringe benefits, and demand cash as much as possible, but changes in schedules or work location are highly valuable).]
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