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Can you explain how it went?
It was my firs time doing it, so I was really scared. I had some bullet points written down because I didn't want to miss anything. The HR person I was working with was thankfully very kind and he gave me some tips for next time. He ended up getting it approved and I breathed a sigh of relief.
Worst was the HR recruiter made an exploding offer that ended when the call was finished. I asked him for 10k more and he said he would check and get back. An hour later and the offer was gone. Honestly, he did me a favor. , Nobody wants to work with people like that...
Wait what happened? I've never had a salary negotiation go "terribly wrong." I've been told that they couldn't' match my request before but I've always managed to get something out of these conversations. Can I ask for some more details?
Ditto share more details please
What happened? It seems silly to post that without telling us what happened.
Like the other people here, I want to know what happened! If you feel comfortable sharing. I've never had a salary negotiation go wrong, though I did walk away from one job because they wouldn't meet me closer to my desired salary. I wouldn't say it went wrong necessarily, our visions just didn't align.
What exactly went wrong? I've never had a negotiation go completely sideways. More often than not, I at least get a bit more money, if not exactly what I've asked for. I think I wound up with 5% more than what I was initially offered. Not my greatest negotiating success, but I was already happy with the offer, so the little extra was icing on the cake.