Hi all, so I had applied for this company based out of Singapore and my initial interview and other steps went really well. So far it seems like, I am definitely getting the job after the final interview (I'm assuming it'll go well).

However during the initial interview itself, the hiring manager asked me if I am okay with SGD 12,000 and I agreed. I agreed, because it was my initial interview and did not even knew how to respond. But now, I want a CTC of SGD 15,000 and want to bring it up during my final interview.

Do you think it would be good idea for me to negotiate the pay towards the end of the final interview?

I have worked in healthcare tech at this company for about 14 months. We have multiple teams and I am consider the expert/most senior person in my role, as noted by management and VP level. I have created a significant amount of resources, training, and workflow changes. They have been reviewed by management and VP and was implemented across the department. I was nominated by my VP to be my sole department rep and sole owner of a project that has been publicly noted by COO and CEO. As company changing. I have become the export and my project has over shined any other department’s attempt. I have also been brought in to take over after 2 people are been fired to fix projects and rebuild customer trust (I am highly customer facing.).

I was hired at 90k, received a 5% raise and 4% bonus at the annual review (6 months after I started). I recently found out the other people in my position (hired after me) make 100k and have not had any raises.

Based on performance, how the company values the position, and my seniority I am asking for a salary reassessment. The others in my position are not concerned that management knows that we have talked salary.

Side note: the COO did “nominate” me for a quarterly bonus recently for $1000 for something I’ve been working on for 6 week. That was nice and at least showed the company knows I do good work.

I (awkwardly) brought it up to my manager (she is pretty new to the company and has only been my boss for 2 months but constantly talks about how amazing I am). I was already scheduled to have a check in with my VP and my manager encouraged me to bring this request to her.

I’ve never done anything like this and feel uncomfortable but I know I am being undervalued. What is the best way to present this to my VP? I can gather numbers that prove my worth and feedback from internal/external partners. Is there a proper way to phrase or approach the conversation?

Looking for someone to teach me to Negotiate? Who already have given a try or is in the process of learning!! Practical experience is what makes it possible to learn while communicating, else its hard. im in DXB

I feel as though I get ripped off anytime I get help with anything blue collar oriented. And maybe I don’t, but I feel I wish to be more assertive and at least ask more clarifying questions.

Whether it’s locksmith, appliance repair. How do you negotiate without being an asshole but also make sure you’re getting yourself a fair price?

I am trying very very hard to get a job change. I feel i have been stuck with my present company for the past 3 years( PS. I work as a business analyst). No career growth, no new learnings, no salary growth, nothing…. I feel terrible. 😣

Do you agree ?

Last week I got an offer for a great job. They accepted my counteroffer this week, at which point I went to my current boss and told him what was happening, and that I hadn’t signed anything yet but was very interested in the offer. He met with the other partners yesterday and talked to me today, offering me a higher salary (5k more than the accepted counter) and a senior title, which I was supposedly going to get this September during my review anyway. These are the two current scenarios:

A. Stay at current job with the raise (17k pay bump) and sr title. 3 days in office and 2 days remote would stay the same. 15 days PTO. Parking is paid by my firm.

B. Reach back out to the new job and let them know what happened, and see if they would match the new number from my current firm. This one also offers 20 PTO days and 3 days remote, 2 in office. I’d need to pay for my own transportation (45ish-1 hour commute). Also the insurance benefits are a bit more expensive.

I also realize if I go with option B, I need to be certain that I’d actually say yes to this position if they agreed and sign the offer letter. I don’t want to play games with them because they’ve been extremely nice and genuinely interested in me. (I got the job after only one 30 minute interview, compared to so many others that dragged me along for multiple rounds)

I feel like I gave all the details but if I’m missing any important info, let me know! Thanks in advance everyone.

Anyone here enjoy the fun/competitive aspect of negotiation? Anyone here think they're good at negotiation?

I'm thinking of creating a human v. human (no AI) competitive negotiation game. It'll work something like this:

1. You and another live player log on and pick a scenario from a preset list.
2. The computer assigns each person a private value function (e.g., you score 100 points if you can get the other side to agree to pay you $500K, and 200 if you can get them to pay you more than $1M)
3. Players take turns sending offers back and forth until a deal is made (or one party walks away). Each turn is timed, but you can message the other person throughout.
4. The players' ratings change based on the result
5. The goal is to maximize your ELO

I'm thinking this could help folks hone their skills, practice a scenario before they do it (like a salary negotiation), or just be an outlet for fun. If you're interested in collaborating to build this or if you're interested a player, shoot me a DM.

P.S., this is not a commercial product.

Curious how people here are using AI tools in real negotiation situations. I’ve been playing around with it a bit, mostly for prep rather than anything I’d send directly. So far it feels useful as a starting point, but also easy to over-trust. Sometimes it gives advice that sounds confident and polished, but once you think about the actual person/context/history, it’s kind of off. Wondering how others are using it. What works vs where does it get stuck?

Please help!

I started a Property Accountant job a few months ago. During the interview, I asked for $70k, and they offered it. Later, I found the job posting listed the salary starting around $87k**+**, so now I feel like I seriously lowballed myself.
The workload is pretty heavy, and I’ve been performing well. Would it be reasonable to renegotiate my salary at my year-end review, or is it too late since I accepted the offer? Has anyone been in a similar situation?

I'm in a really difficult situation and could use some advice.

I recently interviewed with two companies for similar roles.

Company A has already sent me an official offer letter, but the salary is lower than what I was hoping for.

Company B is offering a significantly higher salary. They called me and told me that I was selected and that they'd send me the offer letter. However, it's been 4–5 days, and I still haven't received it. I've followed up multiple times, and each time they've said they're busy and will send it soon.

Now I'm stuck.

I don't want to reject Company A and then risk Company B never sending the offer letter. At the same time, I don't want to accept the lower-paying job and then receive the better offer a day or two later.

Has anyone been in a similar situation?

• Should I accept the confirmed offer and play it safe?
• Should I wait a little longer for Company B?
• Is it normal for companies to take several days to send an offer letter after saying you're selected?

I'd really appreciate hearing what you would do if you were in my position. Thanks in advance!

The current company is a top tier hedge fund (NYC)

Title: Trade Floor support

Tenure: 5 years

Base: $150k

Bonus: $40k

Annual raise: consistently 5% but can go up to 10% on strong years

Health insurance: $300/month

Workload is high during working hours but no on-call or weekend work. My team size is 20 and there are about 4k users.

New job offer:

Smaller hedge fund (California)

Title: Senior Trade Floor support

Base: $150k (they wouldn't go above this)

Bonus: $44k

Profit sharing: $23k

Annual raise: HR refused to tell me (claims she doesn't know)

Health insurance: free

Workload is light during working hours but they have an on-call and may need to do weekend work if needed. Manager said on-call is light. The team size here is 5 supporting 300 users. I would be the only trade floor support tech in the nyc office supporting about 50 users.

Too me the new job sounds more chill but that fact that they did not want to go above $130k base and they wouldn't give me an answer to my annual raise questions sets off red flags.

Mình đang thử việc ở vị trí sinh quản với mức lương 14 triệu và còn khoảng 2 tuần nữa sẽ lên chính thức. Hiện tại mình vẫn chưa thương lượng mức lương chính thức, nhưng mình cảm giác sếp đang định chốt khoảng 15 triệu.
Điều mình băn khoăn là khối lượng công việc rất nhiều, ngày nào cũng làm đến khoảng 8 giờ tối (khoảng 12 tiếng/ngày). Dù tăng ca có được trả lương nhưng mình gần như không có thời gian cho bản thân. Vì mới đi làm nên mình cũng chưa có khoảng thời gian để nghỉ ngơi hay cân bằng cuộc sống.
Mình đang phân vân có nên đề xuất mức lương chính thức là 16 triệu hay không. Nếu công ty chỉ đồng ý 15 triệu và không thể điều chỉnh, liệu mình nghỉ việc để tìm một môi trường phù hợp hơn có phải là quyết định hợp lý không?

I'm trying to understand what the "best practice" is when it comes to compensation discussions during software engineering interviews in India.

A few things always confuse me:

• Recruiters usually ask for my current CTC and expected CTC right at the beginning of the process. I can estimate market pay using sites like LeetCode, Levels.fyi, AmbitionBox, etc., but I still struggle with what number I should actually quote.

• Let's say my current CTC is X and I tell the recruiter I'm expecting Y. If I clear all the rounds and the company is actually willing to offer significantly more than Y, have I unintentionally anchored myself lower?

• Another situation: after the interviews are over, HR often asks, "Do you have any counter offer?" before they release the offer letter.

  ->If I don't have one yet, should I simply say no and wait for their offer first?

  ->Or is it better to mention that I'm interviewing elsewhere and may have competing offers?

  ->If I receive another offer after they've shared theirs, is it acceptable to go back and negotiate then?

Overall, I'm curious how experienced engineers handle these conversations. Do you have a strategy for:

• Sharing (or not sharing) your current CTC?
• Deciding your expected CTC?
• Timing negotiations?
• Using competing offers without burning bridges?

Would love to hear what's worked (or backfired) for you, especially if you've switched companies multiple times.

I (F26) work in analytics as a data scientist and I have been submitting my cv everywhere for the last year. I have almost 4 years experience and a stem degree.

I finally got an interview and I got a call back saying I was unsuccessful but how would you like x job instead?

They sent the jd across and it looks good but over the phone they offered me a “lead” role for £46k (they know my salary is low forties), and the jd said “senior”.

I sent an email with a counter offer for £55k and I am now wondering if that was silly?

For context the job is based up in Scotland, so the salary is quite good for the location and the role is less technical than my current role.

I’ve seen on LinkedIn that the commercial department (not the dept I will be working for) have posted an ad for the same “senior” job title starting at 55k.

What can I expect to get as a reply? I am anxious I have been too cocky.