Hi all, I received an offer and the numbers looks reasonable to me after checking levels. fyi and other online sites but would like to hear your thoughts on whether there is some room for negotiation -especially sign-on and RSU

Non-tech(finance)/L4/Chicago/4YOE/Base 100k/15% bonus/No sign on/115k RSU

Recruiter indicated this is the highest number he could offer to me. Appreciate if anyone can share tips on negotiation without a competing offer. TIA!

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Im not an expert but base feels low. is this the initial offer? If so you should definitely counter as they almost always start low.

Congrats though either way and agree above that there are a ton of other perks that make G a great place to work!

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Yeah this was the initial offer. Will definitely try to negotiate on base and RSU. Thanks for your insights!

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I recently accepted an offer in Marketing & Sales, I did say that I was expecting another offer and they added a $5k sign on, and $7.5k equity. TC 97k, 1 YOE. So I would say it’s fair, Google does pay tech very heavily, but there are other perks of joining Google than salary alone so if you’re content, you can accept the offer because unless you have an attractive offer, Google won’t likely increase your TC.

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Thanks, this was extremely helpful! I think I am gonna mention the offer and ranges to the recruiter and hopefully they can increase the amounts or at least have sign on or additional RSU. Your experience gave me some confidence thank you 😉

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Hi OP can you share how the negotiation went? I’m in a similar position now, debating if I should negotiate. I’m still interviewing with other firms without an official offer yet, but feedbacks have been positive so far. TIA

Thank you!

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