Just got told by a recruiter that I’m too expensive for their company (assuming no raise, just match current salary). How do you know when you are making too much?

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When you just have FAR--TOO--MUCH--MONEY.

The mere thought of spending it drives you INSANE.

In a desperate, last-ditch bid to preserve what little remains of your sanity, you turn to the famed FB for smarmy solutions...

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When you get canned

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Too expensive when the value you bring is lower than your comp. I often tell companies I’ve consistently delivered $10M value additive projects. I only want pennies on the dollar. If they think that’s too expensive, then good luck on your search

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I read this is BCG1 delivering a 10MM value-additive projects with his/her team, and making this pitch to potential clients (not interviewing with a new company). Is this wrong?

Also I think that that’s a perfectly fine bold sales tactic to kick off the negotiations party.. then obviously you need to be able to back it up with whatever quantifiable value that adds up to 10MM

Usually industry pay is below consulting, so a match could be an unreasonable expectation

Yeah I was referring to normal Corp strategy roles not tech. I was offered $175 base, 25 signing bonus, and 20k annual bonus during my first year in consulting pretty regularly by companies and they have only gotten higher

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