I just received a job offer with a $15K signing bonus, but the base is $10K lower than I expected. Should I try negotiating for a higher base salary instead? I'm worried about losing the bonus and the offer itself if I try to negotiate. What would you do?

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I'd negotiate to match your base AND keep the bonus. Why move to a lower base job? The sign on bonus ceases to be valuable in the following year. Base pay on the other hand is the annual guarantee, you don't want to find yourself in a situation where the following year you get no bonus and they don't up your pay. That means you're going backwards.

I read that wrong, thanks for correcting.

This would depend on the situation I’m in. If I cannot afford to lose the offer, I’d just leave it at that. If I can, then negotiate away.

Yes if you have credibility for sure

I'm more hesitant to negotiate an offer when I know companies have 10+ other candidates who are as good as me, and would be willing to take what they are offered. Personally, I would just take an offer that isn't a complete lowball.

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