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Have an offer at Citi for 120K as an AVP in the NY office. Currently making 92K at my current role. Is this a fair offer? I currently WFH pretty much full time at my current role but it seems like this one requires 2-3 days in the office - and this is something I’m very hesitant about. Thoughts on how to approach this?
Im not searching for a new job but an acquaintance reached out about a similar role at a similar energy company.Turns out 2 ppl threw my name in the hat. I looked into it and the position was posted 2 weeks ago.Their director wants to meet.I bet pay is one of the first things to be discussed so that no one’s time is wasted.Am I crazy for not wanting to entertain it for less than 20-25% base pay increase?Is it selfish to ask for more? I’m sure most salary conversations end in negotiation anyways?
How early is too early to ask for a raise?
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Make no mistake, many companies are now using "back to office" as a tactic to downsize without having to call it a layoff (which helps them keep their UI taxes lower). Sorry to say, they don't care about how your budget or personal situation might be negatively impacted - in fact they're counting on it.
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Yeah I know some large media companies have done that recently to scare people off instead of having to lay them off.
Did they cut your pay when they went remote due to Covid?
It is people like you who are destroying shareholder value
Sadly, this is how things are going…. We’re getting squeezed more and more with no make up for it
Coach
There has to be a breaking point some time!
Why are they threatening to take it away? There might be some room for you to highlight how you are more productive on that day, but most companies are more interested in full RTO.
Stealth layoff, executive cruelty. Nobody makes exec without being cruel.
How much extra $ expense for the extra days commute ?
Coach
An extra £24 a day!
Check to see if the company has any commuter benefits
I hate everything about RTO. Especially since I'm a better employee from home than I am the office anyway. It doesn't matter. They care about property values and encouraging people to quit instead of having to lay them off. There really is not much you can do except find a remote job elsewhere, and they are near impossible to find these days.
Find a better employer.
I started in the industry before covid and everyone was in 5 days a week and *shock* we didn’t get compensated for traveling to and fro work