tips on negotiating a contract role?

getting told there’s a low ceiling on a role that i doubt is true. that must be the highest they can go without eating into the recruiting company’s margin is my guess

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Agree but slowly since the economy isn’t great right now. Def say higher because they will negotiate lower either way.

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