I'm a little frustrated with myself right now. I accepted my current job offer without doing enough research, and I've since realized I could have negotiated for a much higher salary. I'm a recent graduate, and I guess I've learned the hard way that I need to be better prepared for salary negotiations. Is it wrong to be upset about accepting an unfair offer?

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Most people learn this lesson the same hard way as you did. I was one of them. It's frustrating, but it is what it is. Work there for a few years, get a little experience under your belt, and then go negotiate the heck out of the next offer you receive.

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This!

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Get some experience and you will have strong ground to negotiate higher pay in your next job. At least you learned something.

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You are well within your rights to be upset. Most mistakes are a part of a learning experience. There are a lot of things to consider when you are just entering your career, and the best thing you can do is learn from all of it.

Nope, you’re not wrong for feeling that way. I accepted my first job without asking any questions and regretted it almost immediately. It’s okay to be upset, but don’t beat yourself up too much. It’s just part of the early-career growing pains.

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