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Hey! Any Google folks know if it’s possible to negotiate fully remote if a contract role is hybrid? Personally, I don’t want to relocate and go to the office on a contract role given the current economy. Plus, I’m assuming contractors are the first to go in layoffs. I just think it’s a fair trade off if I’d be allowed to work fully remote. I’m also trying to have flexibility to manage my Airbnb business in a different country. Same time zone as the home office if I’d travel weeks at a time.
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Purchasing a new home was part of the reason I negotiated as hard as I did. I did not mention it once during the whole process, though. Employers do not care about what's going on in your personal life. Mentioning your true reasons for wanting more money will not help your case.
Always make it about the job and your skills. They don’t care about personal things.
If you want what you are worth bragging yourself up to get there attention and switch it around to get them to share their 15 min in the spotlight. You will be surprised how quickly it becomes cooler tlk. And a lot closer to what you want.
No. This is not an appropriate / compelling reason to give to a company when negotiating a higher salary (it falls in the same vein of “i have 3 kids so give me a higher salary”). It might be a reason you dont take a job (if salary isnt high enough for you).
Appropriate / compelling reasons for why you deserve a higher salary are mainly around your market value
I got a 6.4% bump in starting pay at my current job for complaining about the cost of living, always counter with something.
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The cost of living and market value has, presumably, already been factored when a company sets the comp rage for a role. You want to be educated about that range and make yourself look valuable enough to get the top of the range, and what you want to spend on a house, or car, or vacations in no way bolsters your value to them.
General cost of living and inflation are valid points when discussing getting a raise, but aren't generally useful tools when negotiating a new salary.
I would generally agree with the consensus that management doesn't care about your personal circumstances. But there can be exceptions to that, as companies don't like to lose valuable people if they can help it. So wanting to secure a home purchase can be part of your pitch for a raise in compensation. You might want to also talk about the value you bring to the job, but then make the home purchase and how it's tied to you staying in the job part of your argument.
I dont know that id use OA1’s argument - i feel like it just shows that you either (1) have one foot out the door (making you a more likely candidate to be laid off) or (2) you arent good at managing your finances. Id solely focus on the value you bring and market research youve done on salaries for similar roles
In my recent experiences as a 32 yr roofer is they dont care about what you know as much as just slapping it together and on to the next. They would rather pay less seasoned employees to do that and come back to fix it later. More cost effective a d the repair guys aren't to fix it right just stop the bleeding. Woodmans in madison Wisconsin. Is a perfect t example of that. Unfortunate but true.
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Actually, that’s a smart and practical reason to negotiate — buying a home is a major commitment.
To make a strong case, it really helps to know your exact in-hand salary and what your home loan EMI would look like.
I’ve built a free tool that does both:
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Might help you plan better and negotiate with more clarity!
I haven’t - I’ve always phrased it as being due to the skills or value that I will bring, of cost of living