I received a verbal offer and accepted without negotiating. Now I feel like I should’ve negotiated. Can I still negotiate? I haven’t received the written letter yet.

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I disagree. It doesn’t hurt to try. I would rephrase it in a way that you accepted the offer as a sign of commitment because you are very interested in joining them. However, you would like to discuss an increase in salary or whatever you are trying to negotiate.

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If you’re willing to a) look like a chump and b) potentially get the offer rescinded then yes. If you really want the job you might just want to take this as a lesson learned - never agree to an offer without reviewing it in detail first.

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Seems like the ship has sailed imo. You had a chance to negotiate before accepting - if you try to do it now I think it will look bad

What do you want? More vacation, money? Ask more questions like how much vacation you get. You can always share with someone for comps to see if you negotiated well. I had a situation where I got a big bump but another company offered me a lot more and I went back. I was legitimately going to walk away. It’s not final until you sign on the line but be careful how you do it and how bad they want you. Are you willing to walk away?

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