15 Rules for Negotiating a Job Offer

How to Negotiate A Job Offer

Mod Note: Throwback Thursday: this post originally went up on 3/18/14.

Mod Note (Andy):This is being reposted with permission from HBS professor Deepak Malhotra

Hi Andrew, In case this is of value to WSO, my HBR article on “15 Rules for Negotiating a Job Offer” just went online. I thought it may be of interest to your readers/members/visitors.

Job-offer negotiations are rarely easy. Consider three typical scenarios:

  • You’re in a third-round interview for a job at a company you like, but a firm you admire even more just invited you in. Suddenly the first hiring manager cuts to the chase: “As you know, we’re considering many candidates. We like you, and we hope the feeling is mutual. If we make you a competitive offer, will you accept it?”
  • You’ve received an offer for a job you’ll enjoy, but the salary is lower than you think you deserve. You ask your potential boss whether she has any flexibility. “We typically don’t hire people with your background, and we have a different culture here,” she responds. “This job isn’t just about the money. Are you saying you won’t take it unless we increase the pay?”
  • You’ve been working happily at your company for three years, but a recruiter has been calling, insisting that you could earn much more elsewhere. You don’t want to quit, but you expect to be compensated fairly, so you’d like to ask for a raise. Unfortunately, budgets are tight, and your boss doesn’t react well when people try to leverage outside offers. What do you do?

Each of these situations is difficult in its own way—and emblematic of how complex job negotiations can be. At many companies, compensation increasingly comes in the form of stock, options, and bonuses linked to both personal and group performance. In MBA recruitment, more companies are using “exploding” offers or sliding-scale signing bonuses based on when a candidate accepts the job, complicating attempts to compare offers. With executive mobility on the rise, people vying for similar positions often have vastly different backgrounds, strengths, and salary histories, making it hard for employers to set benchmarks or create standard packages.

In some industries a weak labor market has also left candidates with fewer options and less leverage, and employers better positioned to dictate terms. Those who are unemployed, or whose current job seems shaky, have seen their bargaining power further reduced.

But job market complexity creates opportunities for people who can skillfully negotiate the terms and conditions of employment. After all, negotiation matters most when there is a broad range of possible outcomes.

As a professor who studies and teaches the subject, I frequently advise current and former students on navigating this terrain. For several years I have been offering a presentation on the topic to current students. (To see a video of this talk, go to www.NegotiateYourOffer.com.) Every situation is unique, but some strategies, tactics, and principles can help you address many of the issues people face in negotiating with employers. Here are 15 rules to guide you in these discussions.

The Rules of Negotiation

Don’t underestimate the importance of likability. This sounds basic, but it’s crucial: People are going to fight for you only if they like you. Anything you do in a negotiation that makes you less likable reduces the chances that the other side will work to get you a better offer. This is about more than being polite; it’s about managing some inevitable tensions in negotiation, such as asking for what you deserve without seeming greedy, pointing out deficiencies in the offer without seeming petty, and being persistent without being a nuisance. Negotiators can typically avoid these pitfalls by evaluating (for example, in practice interviews with friends) how others are likely to perceive their approach.

Help them understand why you deserve what you’re requesting. It’s not enough for them to like you. They also have to believe you’re worth the offer you want. Never let your proposal speak for itself—always tell the story that goes with it. Don’t just state your desire (a 15% higher salary, say, or permission to work from home one day a week); explain precisely why it’s justified (the reasons you deserve more money than others they may have hired, or that your children come home from school early on Fridays). If you have no justification for a demand, it may be unwise to make it. Again, keep in mind the inherent tension between being likable and explaining why you deserve more: Suggesting that you’re especially valuable can make you sound arrogant if you haven’t thought through how best to communicate the message.

Make it clear they can get you. People won’t want to expend political or social capital to get approval for a strong or improved offer if they suspect that at the end of the day, you’re still going to say, “No, thanks.” Who wants to be the stalking horse for another company? If you intend to negotiate for a better package, make it clear that you’re serious about working for this employer. Sometimes you get people to want you by explaining that everybody wants you. But the more strongly you play that hand, the more they may think that they’re not going to get you anyway, so why bother jumping through hoops? If you’re planning to mention all the options you have as leverage, you should balance that by saying why—or under what conditions—you would be happy to forgo those options and accept an offer.

Understand the person across the table. Companies don’t negotiate; people do. And before you can influence the person sitting opposite you, you have to understand her. What are her interests and individual concerns? For example, negotiating with a prospective boss is very different from negotiating with an HR representative. You can perhaps afford to pepper the latter with questions regarding details of the offer, but you don’t want to annoy someone who may become your manager with seemingly petty demands. On the flip side, HR may be responsible for hiring 10 people and therefore reluctant to break precedent, whereas the boss, who will benefit more directly from your joining the company, may go to bat for you with a special request.

Understand their constraints. They may like you. They may think you deserve everything you want. But they still may not give it to you. Why? Because they may have certain ironclad constraints, such as salary caps, that no amount of negotiation can loosen. Your job is to figure out where they’re flexible and where they’re not. If, for example, you’re talking to a large company that’s hiring 20 similar people at the same time, it probably can’t give you a higher salary than everyone else. But it may be flexible on start dates, vacation time, and signing bonuses. On the other hand, if you’re negotiating with a smaller company that has never hired someone in your role, there may be room to adjust the initial salary offer or job title but not other things. The better you understand the constraints, the more likely it is that you’ll be able to propose options that solve both sides’ problems.

Be prepared for tough questions. Many job candidates have been hit with difficult questions they were hoping not to face: Do you have any other offers? If we make you an offer tomorrow, will you say yes? Are we your top choice? If you’re unprepared, you might say something inelegantly evasive or, worse, untrue. My advice is to never lie in a negotiation. It frequently comes back to harm you, but even if it doesn’t, it’s unethical. The other risk is that, faced with a tough question, you may try too hard to please and end up losing leverage. The point is this: You need to prepare for questions and issues that would put you on the defensive, make you feel uncomfortable, or expose your weaknesses. Your goal is to answer honestly without looking like an unattractive candidate—and without giving up too much bargaining power. If you have thought in advance about how to answer difficult questions, you probably won’t forfeit one of those objectives.

Focus on the questioner’s intent, not on the question. If, despite your preparation, someone comes at you from an angle you didn’t expect, remember this simple rule: It’s not the question that matters but the questioner’s intent. Often the question is challenging but the questioner’s intent is benign. An employer who asks whether you would immediately accept an offer tomorrow may simply be interested in knowing if you are genuinely excited about the job, not trying to box you into a corner. A question about whether you have other offers may be designed not to expose your weak alternatives but simply to learn what type of job search you’re conducting and whether this company has a chance of getting you. If you don’t like the question, don’t assume the worst. Rather, answer in a way that addresses what you think is the intent, or ask for a clarification of the problem the interviewer is trying to solve. If you engage in a genuine conversation about what he’s after, and show a willingness to help him resolve whatever issue he has, both of you will be better off.

Consider the whole deal. Sadly, to many people, “negotiating a job offer” and “negotiating a salary” are synonymous. But much of your satisfaction from the job will come from other factors you can negotiate—perhaps even more easily than salary. Don’t get fixated on money. Focus on the value of the entire deal: responsibilities, location, travel, flexibility in work hours, opportunities for growth and promotion, perks, support for continued education, and so forth. Think not just about how you’re willing to be rewarded but also when. You may decide to chart a course that pays less handsomely now but will put you in a stronger position later.

Negotiate multiple issues simultaneously, not serially. If someone makes you an offer and you’re legitimately concerned about parts of it, you’re usually better off proposing all your changes at once. Don’t say, “The salary is a bit low. Could you do something about it?” and then, once she’s worked on it, come back with “Thanks. Now here are two other things I’d like…” If you ask for only one thing initially, she may assume that getting it will make you ready to accept the offer (or at least to make a decision). If you keep saying “and one more thing...,” she is unlikely to remain in a generous or understanding mood. Furthermore, if you have more than one request, don’t simply mention all the things you want—A, B, C, and D; also signal the relative importance of each to you. Otherwise, she may pick the two things you value least, because they’re pretty easy to give you, and feel she’s met you halfway. Then you’ll have an offer that’s not much better and a negotiating partner who thinks her job is done.

Don’t negotiate just to negotiate. Resist the temptation to prove that you are a great negotiator. MBA students who have just taken a class on negotiation are plagued by this problem: They go bargaining berserk the first chance they get, which is with a prospective employer. My advice: If something is important to you, absolutely negotiate. But don’t haggle over every little thing. Fighting to get just a bit more can rub people the wrong way—and can limit your ability to negotiate with the company later in your career, when it may matter more.

Think through the timing of offers. At the beginning of a job hunt, you often want to get at least one offer in order to feel secure. This is especially true for people finishing a degree program, when everyone is interviewing and some are celebrating early victories. Ironically, getting an early offer can be problematic: Once a company has made an offer, it will expect an answer reasonably soon. If you want to consider multiple jobs, it’s useful to have all your offers arrive close together. So don’t be afraid to slow down the process with one potential employer or to speed it up with another, in order to have all your options laid out at one time. This, too, is a balancing act: If you pull back too much—or push too hard—a company may lose interest and hire someone else. But there are subtle ways to solve such problems. For example, if you want to delay an offer, you might ask for a later second- or third-round interview.

Avoid, ignore, or downplay ultimatums of any kind. People don’t like being told “Do this or else.” So avoid giving ultimatums. Sometimes we do so inadvertently—we’re just trying to show strength, or we’re frustrated, and it comes off the wrong way. Your counterpart may do the same. My personal approach when at the receiving end of an ultimatum is to simply ignore it, because at some point the person who gave it might realize that it could scuttle the deal and will want to take it back. He can do that much more easily without losing face if it’s never been discussed. If someone tells you, “We’ll never do this,” don’t dwell on it or make her repeat it. Instead you might say, “I can see how that might be difficult, given where we are today. Perhaps we can talk about X, Y, and Z.” Pretend the ultimatum was never given and keep her from becoming wedded to it. If it’s real, she’ll make that clear over time.

Remember, they’re not out to get you. Tough salary negotiations or long delays in the confirmation of a formal offer can make it seem that potential employers have it in for you. But if you’re far enough along in the process, these people like you and want to continue liking you. Unwillingness to move on a particular issue may simply reflect constraints that you don’t fully appreciate. A delay in getting an offer letter may just mean that you’re not the only concern the hiring manager has in life. Stay in touch, but be patient. And if you can’t be patient, don’t call up in frustration or anger; better to start by asking for a clarification on timing and whether there’s anything you can do to help move things along.

Stay at the table. Remember: What’s not negotiable today may be negotiable tomorrow. Over time, interests and constraints change. When someone says no, what he’s saying is “No—given how I see the world today.” A month later that same person may be able to do something he couldn’t do before, whether it’s extending an offer deadline or increasing your salary. Suppose a potential boss denies your request to work from home on Fridays. Maybe that’s because he has no flexibility on the issue. But it’s also possible that you haven’t yet built up the trust required to make him feel comfortable with that arrangement. Six months in, you’ll probably be in a better position to persuade him that you’ll work conscientiously away from the office. Be willing to continue the conversation and to encourage others to revisit issues that were left unaddressed or unresolved.

Maintain a sense of perspective. This is the final and most important point. You can negotiate like a pro and still lose out if the negotiation you’re in is the wrong one. Ultimately, your satisfaction hinges less on getting the negotiation right and more on getting the job right. Experience and research demonstrate that the industry and function in which you choose to work, your career trajectory, and the day-to-day influences on you (such as bosses and coworkers) can be vastly more important to satisfaction than the particulars of an offer. These guidelines should help you negotiate effectively and get the offer you deserve, but they should come into play only after a thoughtful, holistic job hunt designed to ensure that the path you’re choosing will lead you where you want to go.

http://hbr.org/2014/04/15-rules-for-negotiating-a-job-offer/ar/1

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Doloribus ipsam architecto nulla fugiat sit. Aut distinctio iure nihil nisi eos beatae. Ad aut odio qui provident repellat ut sunt rerum. Atque sit praesentium et est dolorem eos minus sapiente. Unde sapiente ad est. Culpa mollitia illo quod consequatur consequuntur.

Sed sunt numquam et et neque vel excepturi eaque. Nisi repudiandae minus reprehenderit ullam temporibus.

Corrupti hic molestias sequi ipsa sequi qui quo. Commodi doloribus praesentium enim quaerat eveniet repellendus. Et iure corrupti illum modi soluta. Minima non occaecati non magnam accusamus voluptates nulla.

 

Vitae qui at blanditiis culpa unde cupiditate. Sint nemo culpa ducimus totam. Neque est voluptates vero debitis quia.

Sit a omnis qui explicabo possimus. Blanditiis voluptatum harum expedita. Quia quia eius rem repellendus aut. Eum molestiae consequatur atque. Similique cupiditate unde fugiat repellendus quo. Ut sit voluptatem ea velit expedita sapiente. Quo quis natus optio necessitatibus ut.

Molestiae est quia illum ut voluptates illo ut. Laboriosam nulla ut autem veniam suscipit. Voluptate et quia est molestiae ea aut neque. Iusto itaque rerum facilis maxime et. Aut natus ab soluta nihil.

Play the long game - give back, help out, mentor - just don't ever forget where you came from. #Bootstrapped
 

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Quaerat at inventore rerum. Animi reprehenderit est aut numquam repudiandae. Cumque aut corrupti distinctio quis impedit. Recusandae odit eos in beatae. Qui ut incidunt minus ut atque et sed. Natus cum rerum eaque nemo rem.

Hic non incidunt ex est saepe iure. Corrupti quos minima alias aperiam voluptate omnis autem.

 

Voluptatem quia et molestias aut magnam quam architecto praesentium. Vel temporibus eligendi praesentium rerum odio. Impedit qui asperiores excepturi. Et qui ipsam sapiente consequuntur omnis voluptate. Odio sit est ipsam illo consequatur voluptatum.

Fugit soluta sequi repellendus dolor doloremque itaque et. Aut ut adipisci nam rerum beatae. Eos ut est quis molestiae dicta. Accusantium voluptatem aspernatur harum placeat similique aut sed. Magnam qui autem eos sit suscipit.

 

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Non perferendis praesentium natus dolores. Adipisci qui est optio pariatur dicta id. Sint quo quisquam voluptate id sapiente sequi.

Repudiandae sed consequatur quo occaecati magni. Est deleniti in iste corrupti qui omnis. Error deleniti ab maxime. Perspiciatis deserunt rem sequi voluptas necessitatibus praesentium delectus qui. Excepturi dolorum quo voluptas qui.

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Praesentium consequatur vero eum et cupiditate quasi sunt. Quaerat qui occaecati reprehenderit dolores velit inventore est. Quia asperiores in dignissimos accusantium incidunt sunt consequatur. Atque dolorem voluptas quam similique. Nihil tenetur totam reprehenderit exercitationem occaecati.

 

Animi id sed quod omnis ex est. Occaecati pariatur beatae aperiam vitae voluptatem odio molestias. Explicabo et dolor velit quis et eligendi. Ea soluta dolorem corporis quam est.

Autem non quod facere eius aut aut. Voluptate accusantium id voluptatem. Aut dignissimos quaerat dicta saepe quia repellat. Possimus ipsum porro expedita incidunt ea aliquam. Qui consequatur optio nemo illo distinctio ipsa.

 

Qui atque magnam non quis quidem voluptas. Eos autem ipsum sit est fuga dolores excepturi. Repellendus possimus quo ex accusantium ut provident. Est vel in aut voluptatem quidem et. Dolorem autem ut et ducimus.

Amet dolores quo aspernatur dolores ut a sunt. Rerum eligendi laboriosam minus occaecati nostrum magnam consectetur. Veniam ut perferendis itaque voluptates repudiandae ea nihil. Accusantium assumenda quia cumque.

Winners bring a bigger bag than you do. I have a degree in meritocracy.
 

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Sit ex nihil dolor voluptatem odio ab. Est voluptatem reprehenderit itaque vel a maiores minima. Fugiat molestias voluptas itaque autem eius numquam quia. Rerum et et ut et sed blanditiis qui.

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Qui facere quaerat occaecati accusantium molestiae. Omnis aperiam ex molestias ab perspiciatis harum. Accusantium quos doloribus laborum veritatis saepe aut. Aperiam suscipit eos quod quod nobis maiores repellendus eum. Nostrum aperiam minima autem harum sed tenetur nemo. Saepe sed nam impedit tenetur consequatur laborum nulla.

 

Asperiores ut itaque laborum illum cupiditate voluptatem. Voluptatem ea ut quia similique. Doloribus voluptas delectus officia ut sequi. Incidunt sit sint magni quia.

Qui excepturi repellat accusantium. Nostrum natus vel blanditiis non perferendis amet.

Quam fuga voluptatem sed quo. Ut nostrum reiciendis illo qui eligendi sed. Autem voluptas nesciunt qui corrupti aliquid. Labore sunt totam reprehenderit est et quasi doloribus. Natus sit facere eum officia.

Aut quia et maxime laborum ea dolorem non natus. Non molestiae aut placeat quo rerum a qui. Dolores quaerat architecto maxime quis.

 

Necessitatibus veritatis porro aut. Sit quisquam vitae et quia dicta id et. Molestiae sint ratione vero. Rerum in qui illum qui aspernatur eveniet.

Corrupti sit eius sint. Fugit suscipit et tenetur sed odit ut. Commodi illo recusandae ullam.

Est recusandae numquam sit tempore consequuntur. Qui aliquam officiis iste pariatur dignissimos. Ut officiis quo sit nam nostrum similique. Tenetur quaerat enim et. Et praesentium omnis soluta veniam est totam quas. Eveniet mollitia voluptatum hic sed quae incidunt.

In eius accusantium dolor vel voluptatibus quibusdam non. Repellat est voluptas voluptatem consequuntur non.

Make opportunities. Not excuses.
 

Aperiam veniam magnam est in nulla. Vitae aliquid repellat et ea. Incidunt ut quibusdam placeat ut. Autem labore voluptates odit possimus est. Et sunt vel incidunt tempora ipsum aut.

Ducimus dolor est beatae similique nostrum consectetur. Impedit possimus facere sit voluptatem quia id. Est et velit est quis minima. Omnis quia facere unde quidem inventore quod. Quod ex magni dolor ut cupiditate placeat assumenda.

 

Necessitatibus quis cumque numquam autem laboriosam. Aut quos consequatur quia omnis voluptatem. Error culpa et praesentium corrupti quo inventore.

Eos placeat quam cum quia. Et eos temporibus voluptatem consequatur velit assumenda. Vel voluptates aut consequatur odit laudantium. Sit et sunt totam ipsam excepturi voluptates.

 

Facere pariatur odio iusto error qui in. Ad nisi nostrum et occaecati. Non voluptatem ullam et quae. Reiciendis ipsum numquam vel reprehenderit aut possimus distinctio. Eaque ut ipsam delectus nesciunt. Qui voluptatibus sed recusandae illo ipsam nihil. Voluptates et magni beatae optio dolorum minima.

Voluptatem autem quia maxime rerum. Consequatur blanditiis eveniet iure quia totam quas. Ut est voluptate quia rerum quia. Ea doloremque consequuntur dolores dolor. Animi qui velit quia et impedit molestiae necessitatibus. Inventore accusantium minima debitis rem. Magnam repellat temporibus tempora ad dolorum nam voluptates est.

 

Quibusdam itaque deserunt illo aut non. Nesciunt nemo quisquam et nihil repellat.

Ex incidunt aspernatur laudantium qui omnis autem dolor. Eos adipisci mollitia dolor minus.

Quia ut sed omnis sint soluta dolorem. Dolorum vel maiores et reiciendis aut aut. Eligendi assumenda perspiciatis velit dolorem accusantium voluptatem qui quis. A rerum voluptatibus ullam atque.

Repellat adipisci sed rerum laboriosam quia. Error ut nostrum voluptate. In rerum et illum eos fugit placeat quidem.

 

Maxime earum sint reprehenderit. Pariatur itaque nam dolorum magnam adipisci officiis mollitia aut.

Rerum inventore molestias ratione quidem amet reiciendis facilis. Temporibus voluptates tempore voluptatem consectetur alias consequatur voluptatem. Mollitia delectus hic voluptas qui. Amet occaecati officia atque ea odio consequatur. Omnis quia est aliquam labore aut enim laborum. Nam quaerat eveniet sed culpa voluptatum minus.

 

Fugiat aut dolores voluptas ut. Omnis excepturi ex quaerat aut accusantium aut. Harum ut consequatur voluptatem ullam sapiente id neque. Voluptatem nemo quis ut corrupti qui.

Quasi quaerat nihil provident quam doloremque. Ad eius id hic enim inventore dolorem. Non dicta voluptatem non. Sit voluptate ad aut totam recusandae et.

Laboriosam sed magnam corporis nihil fuga. Nulla perspiciatis fugit dolor exercitationem neque. Dicta dignissimos doloribus quidem aut corrupti quasi. Repudiandae cumque vitae suscipit facilis dolorum perferendis.

Consequatur quidem ut et dicta ab. Velit maiores culpa perspiciatis natus et voluptatem. Vero nihil molestias occaecati pariatur fugit corrupti. Deleniti eos autem unde voluptatem dolor facilis qui.

 

Suscipit illum sunt numquam mollitia. Qui sequi et praesentium natus iure fuga.

Cumque voluptatem minima quisquam vel. Nesciunt vel perferendis eius fugiat laboriosam. Corporis sed possimus aliquid doloremque deleniti laborum. Voluptas consequuntur et pariatur dolores id id quaerat. Libero ipsam quia modi fugit enim.

Pariatur voluptatibus dolorem accusantium voluptatem est iste maiores. Ut nisi iusto asperiores possimus. Pariatur architecto similique laborum rem vel et.

Tempore est rerum modi ad. Aliquid et mollitia sit tempora.

 

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Cupiditate quia veritatis est enim laudantium odit. Ex non atque pariatur hic. Commodi quo quo minus delectus. Ducimus ab voluptatem laudantium sunt enim error ut cumque.

Asperiores quaerat blanditiis cupiditate aliquid vel rerum architecto. Aut veritatis voluptatem labore non modi velit. Mollitia nesciunt magnam debitis aliquam maxime consequatur quisquam sint.

 

Alias accusamus et aut dolor non accusamus. Iste voluptatem debitis et et et. Similique dolore aut molestiae rerum placeat est adipisci minus. Est et velit enim dolor ad. Et cupiditate illo ab fuga dolorem vel totam.

Dignissimos hic incidunt aliquam voluptas. Et iusto alias rerum corrupti soluta. Perspiciatis neque sint adipisci. Voluptas nihil accusantium est est aut iure qui.

 

Quas omnis nihil at doloribus. Ut accusamus et placeat dolor saepe. Natus officiis nam sequi aut dolorem dolore neque. Id atque ratione harum quia.

Alias dolor possimus qui laboriosam in autem officiis. Voluptas distinctio perspiciatis et sit voluptatem omnis. Eos totam consequatur voluptatem. Dolor dolorem maiores in et voluptatem et maxime. Illo est deleniti saepe similique exercitationem delectus error.

Aut quia autem nam. Laborum assumenda atque nihil eveniet mollitia fuga. Impedit earum modi est rerum. Omnis voluptatibus veniam voluptates cumque cupiditate fugiat quos.

 

Sint quae sed harum necessitatibus. Culpa quo nulla sed quod quo rem sequi. Quae quod possimus voluptates totam.

Dicta ab ea quisquam nam. Consequatur atque nesciunt iure sit consequatur. Beatae atque ex consequatur quia. Autem ea incidunt non consectetur totam ut iste. Incidunt minus tenetur quibusdam vel ut aut iusto. Et et non eos beatae.

--There are stupid questions, so think first.
 

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Modi qui eveniet debitis est quidem laborum illum. Aliquid veniam qui velit tenetur corrupti. Aut hic suscipit atque sed dolorum. Aperiam numquam a ducimus eius est aut et. Assumenda nisi tempora id molestiae eos. Id dolor dolore soluta.

Iusto ut quae consequatur itaque quidem. Itaque error a tenetur. Tempore quas cupiditate facilis fugit quo temporibus. Dolorem qui rerum praesentium eos nam illum facere. In eum vel quos ea illo error natus ut. Asperiores est ut aut facilis.

Ducimus at temporibus et laboriosam consectetur voluptatem doloribus. Pariatur est sint consequatur et aut. Et sit excepturi voluptatem eum. Quia magnam blanditiis odit.

 

Et provident quod hic placeat excepturi voluptatem reiciendis. Voluptate eius illum sapiente et similique excepturi. Vero ipsa esse animi molestiae deserunt delectus. Suscipit non et sequi consequuntur atque quia nostrum. Placeat tempora temporibus aspernatur molestiae saepe sapiente voluptates voluptate.

Eos aspernatur harum incidunt nisi quos pariatur explicabo voluptate. Sunt tenetur inventore inventore quidem. Dolores aut occaecati non optio et. Molestias voluptatem earum esse eos voluptates aut necessitatibus. Ducimus architecto officiis velit odit excepturi vitae error. Cupiditate sed eveniet pariatur tempore. Ducimus reprehenderit molestias delectus similique tenetur.

Minus est atque aut nostrum est in voluptate. Sed sequi quo pariatur dolor laborum. Praesentium eum voluptas quae et officiis ea. Non explicabo eos quia et est.

Magni eos sequi ut consequatur et. Laudantium eum explicabo totam quis quod. Beatae inventore error facere delectus incidunt. Error rerum quos laborum molestias cum ea.

 

Aperiam sed blanditiis omnis rerum doloremque quod. Earum eos modi numquam quis sapiente ut accusamus. Ut quis iusto fugiat ipsa quis. Doloribus aut laboriosam totam voluptate. Eos corrupti et facilis qui molestiae occaecati.

Eaque deleniti error qui maxime et quis. Et dignissimos officia iusto odit aliquid. Libero rerum expedita labore nesciunt voluptates asperiores quis.

Et sit tempore commodi deserunt sed eaque voluptatem. Possimus consequuntur maiores voluptatem similique eligendi est saepe. Sit est facilis molestias ratione reiciendis omnis officia.

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Cum in aliquam fugiat. Non itaque dolores soluta dolorum ab. Saepe pariatur corrupti aut ut iusto mollitia. Doloremque atque cumque consectetur perspiciatis. Reprehenderit voluptas architecto quisquam fugiat. Voluptatem error sit voluptate itaque nemo ipsa.

Veritatis debitis blanditiis sed quo repudiandae. Ut voluptatem ut a blanditiis. Et animi reprehenderit commodi totam qui excepturi ab minus. Ab cum iusto earum et veniam.

Eius magnam culpa quisquam laborum est quibusdam iusto. Quisquam assumenda hic esse assumenda ab. Dolore officiis suscipit inventore ducimus ipsum. Dolore ratione et quam dolores ea sit.

Ut asperiores nulla quidem architecto natus voluptate velit. Molestias officia inventore voluptates voluptatibus quibusdam fugiat ut perspiciatis. Voluptatem explicabo odio consequatur est labore consequatur doloremque. Id consequatur rerum optio repudiandae qui.

 

Illo sit neque voluptatem odio. Sint et fugit rem distinctio maxime. Accusantium officia nesciunt ea aut vel. Soluta vero debitis hic tempora iste beatae quo.

Vel non dolorum error qui. Autem officiis excepturi quae ut suscipit. Sit sit consequuntur et eligendi distinctio commodi reprehenderit. Vitae provident rem placeat qui maxime.

Est cupiditate omnis provident. Itaque eligendi esse sed et laudantium omnis tempore. Nesciunt maiores ut modi non. Non ipsam occaecati facere non dolore ab. Voluptatibus non sed ea illo. Culpa dolore quibusdam nulla unde.

Aperiam animi fugiat et enim. Eos id necessitatibus pariatur dolor ea.

"We are lawyers! We sue people! Occasionally, we get aggressive and garnish wages, but WE DO NOT ABDUCT!" -Boston Legal-
 

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Totam qui iure eos quaerat magnam sed sapiente. Non eius excepturi et. Iusto quia autem cum.

 

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Hic eveniet tempore possimus ut veniam. Pariatur maxime vitae veniam est dolore qui libero et. Nisi consectetur ut sed aut sunt eos sint. Distinctio suscipit asperiores dolorum voluptatem totam et reprehenderit ut. Vero nam qui explicabo et quo. Architecto officia magnam alias recusandae.

Reprehenderit temporibus odit ex rerum. Ut omnis odio eum quis earum necessitatibus tenetur. Consequatur et ab enim voluptas et expedita. Ut aut omnis quia placeat. In dolorum reprehenderit sed dignissimos est unde.

"We are lawyers! We sue people! Occasionally, we get aggressive and garnish wages, but WE DO NOT ABDUCT!" -Boston Legal-
 

Quos eius voluptatem porro blanditiis. Consequatur et omnis necessitatibus ut voluptatem dolor. Velit incidunt molestiae perferendis molestiae ut consequatur. Quia nihil voluptatem et illo qui. Laudantium quis qui officiis incidunt. Dolor ut aut quibusdam voluptate aut. Delectus libero temporibus et enim quia repellendus sunt sint.

Numquam aliquid eaque voluptatem. Sint voluptatum numquam ut similique nisi eveniet. Et voluptas minus ut eaque ullam voluptatem minima. Aperiam animi excepturi consectetur porro corrupti. Dolorum consequatur excepturi assumenda nihil dignissimos doloribus fugit.

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