I’ve received “exploding offers” with short deadlines and felt pressured to accept before negotiating fully. I’m curious how others handle urgency without losing leverage.

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Do they really call them exploding offers? Like accept this now or this offer will be gone in five minutes? That’s intense.

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I do my best to avoid making decisions under pressure. I always, always end up regretting it. If I lose the offer because I took my time and thought about it fully, it probably wasn't my offer to take.

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