The company I work for has standard pay bands for each role. I thought I would like the transparency, as opposed to my last company where our salaries were all over the place, (some people doing the same job had ~$20k differences) but then I realized how much the standardization inhibits my ability to negotiate raises. Are there any secrets to negotiating above the standards or am I just stuck?

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It is always worth trying to negotiate, regardless of the pay bands. It never hurts to ask for more. The worst they can say is no.

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