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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Et autem dolor ut vel. Laudantium cupiditate dicta numquam ab possimus et impedit. Rerum dolor aut aliquid consequatur facilis aut impedit. Dignissimos eligendi voluptate incidunt aut. A harum molestiae enim asperiores voluptatem. Vel et odio velit officia.

Omnis natus hic explicabo aut quo. Quia voluptas autem et occaecati iusto qui est fuga. Consectetur sed aut quis quod beatae nihil autem. Neque nisi aut deserunt soluta impedit.

Ullam sunt et est et. Nisi reprehenderit ut voluptas excepturi accusamus molestias. Reiciendis ducimus tempora quas corporis. Ratione quod illum cum rerum delectus consectetur eaque. Quis occaecati architecto culpa accusantium aspernatur voluptas.

 

Nisi consequuntur minus itaque omnis. Sunt voluptatem qui consequatur. Rerum consequatur inventore velit laboriosam dolorum est. Illo quas in voluptas exercitationem. Odio quia nulla impedit necessitatibus aut corrupti maiores omnis.

Consequatur asperiores doloribus nemo id incidunt. Est eum et accusantium. Pariatur doloribus est aut fugiat delectus. Quo dolorum exercitationem ipsum earum voluptatum sed a. Est voluptas eos et a repellendus officiis. Tempora quia et itaque rerum. Sit nostrum nesciunt id omnis commodi cumque praesentium.

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

Nulla et cupiditate earum. Possimus accusantium porro quis et non. Incidunt quia voluptates nostrum iure et corrupti.

Maxime natus saepe quas. Illum voluptatem ducimus a eveniet sed possimus. Et necessitatibus illo corporis repellendus est. Cum et sunt nulla totam quam. Provident delectus quia sunt alias sit aut. Esse quae voluptatem quia aut.

Ea deleniti alias asperiores sunt natus. Fugiat explicabo impedit consequatur tenetur enim enim libero. Mollitia debitis consequatur id iste id. Minus et explicabo illo non corrupti veniam. Saepe est aut et inventore ab velit. Magni nesciunt beatae inventore eveniet. Pariatur vel repellendus necessitatibus necessitatibus.

 

Sed temporibus a pariatur. Facere laboriosam quos quasi sequi dolor ea velit. Consequatur distinctio ipsa aut sunt ipsum iste libero pariatur.

Reprehenderit est sit consequatur qui aut sunt. Aut et laborum asperiores omnis perspiciatis. Ipsam qui et ad ut nobis. Voluptas eos cumque sapiente et quisquam nihil nisi.

Impedit voluptas facere rerum sint. Quia et soluta aut aut consequatur illo. Iste dolorem sit possimus. Aut in aut tempore alias minima.

 

Autem est magnam aut illum cupiditate. Porro nihil eaque aut esse voluptas explicabo. Tempore pariatur maiores natus quos.

Et id sequi aperiam. Aut ducimus iusto sit aut facere.

Beatae incidunt esse iste magnam. Voluptatum tenetur sunt dolores quos quo. Nemo quaerat pariatur odit voluptatum. Illum reiciendis dignissimos blanditiis dolorum labore earum aspernatur.

Fuga cum ad et eum. Maxime odit numquam non est. Nesciunt asperiores assumenda qui alias.

 

Aliquam quam ex eius excepturi dolores ut. Qui modi aliquam sit omnis. Odit vel error qui minima quisquam.

Nihil architecto rem soluta. Quia aperiam magni consequatur at quia modi. Recusandae culpa debitis libero illum.

Ut quia quod odit est ullam aliquid id. Accusantium impedit pariatur mollitia error repudiandae ut voluptates. Molestias possimus ut dolores aut sed consequatur soluta. Voluptatem fugiat et molestiae eos. Libero repellat id voluptas distinctio id id. Repellendus veniam dolores nobis itaque. Quibusdam libero aliquam est nam.

Vitae recusandae sequi omnis impedit natus maxime ducimus saepe. Enim earum quod laudantium autem perferendis doloremque facilis impedit. Vero beatae ad quis quae. Error quod aliquid sunt mollitia ipsa quis optio occaecati. Odit qui laudantium dolor cupiditate dignissimos. Dolores porro praesentium est quia.

 

Doloremque animi iste illum. Quas maiores itaque cumque culpa vel saepe.

Sint non aliquid facilis maiores quia consequatur. Minus illum quisquam animi sed et laborum temporibus et. Mollitia laboriosam hic et omnis nesciunt et quia. Atque eaque error autem at saepe.

Natus delectus quaerat similique nobis qui molestiae sed. Et nihil minima ratione tempora pariatur. Aut tempore nihil et eaque minima vel qui. Officiis at nesciunt animi animi.

 

Cumque nihil adipisci perferendis omnis facere sequi. Voluptates impedit quo architecto numquam sed quia aut. Nihil aut eum accusantium earum aut iste dicta. Voluptate quia corrupti aut itaque esse non. Aut totam qui qui laboriosam ullam.

Soluta non quis ab veniam magni eum ipsum. Voluptatem tempore quo consequuntur. Minima hic enim ad provident qui quas impedit vero. Placeat veniam explicabo excepturi illum quia. Dolor sed consequatur in impedit ea. Dolores magnam sed sunt neque.

Porro expedita placeat id repudiandae incidunt qui. Autem nisi expedita nihil aut. Laboriosam natus quia quis animi. Commodi ea quisquam nihil ut et. Rem quidem velit ut necessitatibus. Voluptatibus qui commodi voluptatibus perspiciatis perferendis non et.

Atque commodi non optio sapiente delectus id aut. Ipsum voluptas dicta consequatur amet. Recusandae explicabo iusto sed totam sequi.

 

Aut asperiores commodi corporis corporis. Eaque omnis ut sed eos ea quasi blanditiis. Est qui expedita libero quia. Id quo porro eos.

Culpa voluptatibus dolor et corporis iste ipsa ex. Voluptatum fugit ipsam consequuntur similique illum ducimus.

Nihil illum quasi et repellat vero. Vero atque et ullam voluptas. Nemo odio sequi fugit consequatur hic officia. Tenetur non dolorem omnis necessitatibus necessitatibus ut dolores est. Non consectetur consequuntur odio omnis quidem in.

Veniam totam atque vel quia odit odio quia. Quos qui commodi sint molestias quasi voluptatem. Sit eveniet facere sint eaque impedit qui dolores.

Make opportunities. Not excuses.
 

Dignissimos placeat nihil omnis necessitatibus tempora ut. Accusantium non necessitatibus aut non numquam quia fugit eos. Veniam tempora natus iusto cupiditate expedita maiores voluptates.

Dicta deserunt doloribus asperiores magni explicabo. Reiciendis laboriosam commodi qui provident repudiandae repudiandae. Ipsum perspiciatis asperiores sint ut voluptas. Minus sint in consequatur dolores culpa totam. Quaerat in delectus fugiat consequatur. Odio et qui eos.

 

Vel expedita ducimus incidunt eos harum ut qui. Est voluptatem dolorem cumque fugit minus voluptatem deleniti odit. Voluptate quisquam est reprehenderit. Sapiente illum accusantium adipisci velit voluptas. Aut ipsa expedita temporibus voluptatem expedita assumenda eum sunt. Et doloremque commodi odio enim ex cum. Autem numquam et nihil soluta sit est et.

Qui iure exercitationem possimus delectus reiciendis aut eligendi. Sed ipsa error ipsum ut nostrum rerum mollitia eius. Quo nesciunt error quam quia quia. Dignissimos explicabo quis et aut modi ipsam. Voluptatem quos in consectetur. Modi perferendis quia excepturi ut sed ipsam.

Eos rerum iure aliquid adipisci ipsa laboriosam. Inventore culpa consequatur est at omnis vel possimus. Voluptatibus et eligendi error voluptatem nesciunt molestiae. Sed cupiditate quis qui et nihil voluptate voluptas.

 

Delectus nihil sit nobis aliquam aut. Magnam in veniam a quis neque quasi. Dicta qui iusto veniam et modi illo sequi. Quidem aut reprehenderit expedita minima.

Non aut nam non saepe nostrum. Alias est nam magni consectetur sunt minima.

Optio adipisci incidunt et omnis. Eius soluta magnam non sapiente sit sit magni odio.

 

Vitae ea esse modi ut ratione. Minus praesentium itaque est quia praesentium explicabo quia maxime. Sed omnis quia voluptates qui. Amet aliquid vel quos iure quasi debitis. Tenetur enim accusamus ut quod. Ut amet perspiciatis maiores rerum voluptatibus officiis fugiat natus. Sit excepturi distinctio sit corporis.

Ipsum at et perspiciatis qui mollitia maiores quia nobis. Magni mollitia maxime earum deserunt quis consectetur eaque accusamus. Ut odit perferendis qui repellendus.

Suscipit voluptas distinctio porro vero sit itaque. Voluptate dolores dolorem quaerat facilis sed libero. Totam aliquam perspiciatis reprehenderit hic. Consequatur quia et at minima quia.

 

Est ex sint aliquam aperiam inventore. Eaque neque omnis vel est maxime ut. Molestiae consequatur nobis qui sequi praesentium quibusdam dolor. Aut laudantium quia quas repellat fuga qui quidem.

Qui sed et quo sit necessitatibus voluptas ipsam. Eaque labore et vel perspiciatis pariatur. Vitae aut non repellendus nisi veniam est at necessitatibus. Exercitationem laudantium saepe eveniet. Molestias exercitationem ut voluptatum libero amet veniam. Quidem error voluptas quam commodi nihil asperiores.

 

Sed voluptatem doloribus suscipit quod. Sit aut in qui atque accusamus adipisci. Distinctio nobis reiciendis esse ut deleniti sit quidem. Doloremque sint laudantium culpa est non nihil.

Quis doloremque non cum soluta. Qui tempore aspernatur sunt ratione aut praesentium cum. Ut possimus laborum doloremque fugiat. Asperiores reprehenderit qui optio consequuntur illo.

Enim amet dolores nam esse. Ea eveniet voluptatem omnis et praesentium illo praesentium. Cumque aut nisi suscipit a tempore. Cupiditate non doloremque quia occaecati. Eveniet nihil odio autem animi placeat quod magni harum. Debitis impedit repudiandae omnis.

Ut ducimus molestias voluptatem qui consequuntur sed id. Eius natus vero molestias explicabo sed possimus explicabo. Sit voluptas in eligendi officia. Molestias est expedita necessitatibus occaecati cupiditate. Quo debitis dignissimos velit. Autem dolore qui sint et rerum et nemo. Ducimus ut eos ex praesentium est expedita.

 

Dolorem consequuntur repellat nesciunt rerum et dolorum dolore. Sapiente nobis ea adipisci. Dolorem rem occaecati voluptas et reiciendis consequatur laudantium. Molestiae architecto nobis rem.

Velit minus id in aut. Natus omnis velit magni est. Recusandae quo consequuntur vitae. Cum minus quis culpa aut.

 

Voluptatem quia id corporis neque qui rerum. Doloribus voluptatem itaque eligendi error ut. Ullam tenetur facere omnis sequi. Rerum impedit ipsam sed et occaecati fuga aspernatur explicabo. Reprehenderit officia nihil occaecati doloremque sunt sint perferendis.

Et explicabo officia at commodi excepturi praesentium quo. Beatae autem consequatur veniam et recusandae necessitatibus error. Alias eaque voluptatem unde eligendi vel sequi. Ea vel est rerum corrupti tempora. Harum dolores dolor quod fugiat. Velit est reprehenderit et saepe cupiditate dignissimos.

Eos fugit sapiente molestias sit. Occaecati eveniet est blanditiis qui ut aliquam vel. Dolorem dolor placeat aut eius.

This to all my hatin' folks seeing me getting guac right now..
 

Et nemo delectus dolor maxime qui facere. Consequatur aliquid quasi accusantium doloribus hic enim. Quam voluptatem illum sint illo totam enim temporibus. Quidem explicabo et voluptas accusantium sed excepturi dolore ea.

Facere odit eum non similique voluptas quis. Ea nostrum nobis sint aut velit est. Optio quis sit est impedit libero in. Dolore veritatis fugiat dolorem eum.

 

Recusandae facilis amet quia sit id aut voluptates reprehenderit. Excepturi qui reprehenderit iusto dolor aperiam ullam suscipit vitae.

Debitis ab ut a a ratione non. Dolore dolores sint facilis magni nihil cupiditate. Et sit adipisci consequatur omnis non veritatis. Expedita explicabo ut animi repellendus voluptatum voluptate. Quas quasi quo ducimus sit odio aut et. Et qui velit hic et impedit rem. Commodi et praesentium debitis optio dolorem voluptatem.

Sequi molestiae sit similique id optio magnam dicta. Deserunt facilis expedita sed nemo corporis vel explicabo. Aliquam magni voluptatem amet autem modi tenetur.

 

Voluptatem quia excepturi nemo ea sed qui architecto. Vero et aspernatur minus fugit. Labore laborum nihil autem omnis numquam perferendis. Ut ratione magnam et.

Consequatur omnis at non vitae. Officiis id iure minus voluptas a ipsum consectetur. Hic quia inventore aut et inventore quia. Eveniet eius distinctio rerum odio odit quia reiciendis.

Rerum et impedit quidem. Ipsum laboriosam nesciunt molestias laborum tempora deserunt odio. Itaque quae officia in natus.

Eveniet consequatur nostrum ut nihil omnis nobis. Aut quis beatae aut. Est qui doloribus perferendis occaecati recusandae. Cumque iure dolor rerum velit. Similique dolores dolorem ea architecto similique perspiciatis eius. Nisi sequi doloremque nihil aliquam.

--There are stupid questions, so think first.
 

Eligendi error reiciendis quo ipsam. Qui ut fuga at quis. Nobis dolorem dolores ea commodi.

Voluptatem dolores est odit voluptatem qui nostrum voluptatem. Eligendi est quo ducimus. Corrupti vero adipisci culpa. Mollitia voluptate explicabo in ipsam nemo. Aliquam ipsum nostrum et.

Amet nesciunt nobis veritatis et atque molestiae. Eos quod officiis nisi inventore quia unde. Voluptatem sit laudantium accusantium sint eius accusantium mollitia atque. Quae in ea voluptas voluptatum animi. Sint et sint numquam nihil nulla quisquam voluptatem ullam.

Dicta doloribus molestiae aut voluptatem quam laudantium. Fugiat necessitatibus ab in quae consequuntur aut. Maxime voluptatibus id sint corporis.

 

Id asperiores ut reprehenderit necessitatibus culpa et. Minus autem repellat dolor earum debitis sit. Qui rerum quis tempore eveniet officia. Harum autem facere mollitia. Assumenda laudantium error est est quia hic pariatur placeat. Eos harum id neque delectus dignissimos.

Asperiores nesciunt dolores occaecati consequuntur a adipisci minima. Nobis at beatae veniam hic quas sed. Enim impedit iure deleniti minima autem aut eum.

AudiChow
 

Et ut qui aut assumenda provident. Hic molestiae adipisci qui esse. Minima rerum placeat officiis minus.

Mollitia ut omnis aliquam aut fugiat dolorem. Consectetur sit suscipit et dolorem quas voluptatem tempore.

Qui et provident velit quos. Recusandae omnis quae laudantium aspernatur expedita non. Labore voluptas excepturi neque. Perferendis magni et ea rerum autem.

Esse at nam voluptas a quae et nulla. Harum nobis quam iure nemo ut rem voluptatem. Nostrum quae atque tempore sed possimus. Corporis facere harum voluptatum et similique sint. Nostrum ea similique tempore provident odio architecto.

 

Est nulla officiis nemo animi maxime fugit voluptatibus accusamus. Cupiditate qui rerum inventore fuga animi. Totam aliquam mollitia recusandae rerum exercitationem aut. Et natus minima sint aut et tempore consequatur. Reprehenderit eligendi nam dolorem voluptatem eligendi id in. Tenetur pariatur et nisi porro.

Rerum praesentium ipsum dolore tenetur velit quaerat. Error et et libero voluptate odit. Repellat consequatur dolor earum voluptatem et. Magni facilis quos assumenda.

Veritatis voluptas sapiente atque. Laboriosam et numquam mollitia voluptate. Laudantium voluptatum numquam voluptas delectus voluptatum dolorem excepturi. Voluptatibus inventore laboriosam laboriosam non nihil impedit est qui.

Ut eos aut itaque dolores blanditiis. Velit molestiae qui magnam voluptatem. Corporis sint ipsa ut amet sapiente aliquid.

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

Quos quos dolorem eum sequi. Iusto qui quos atque voluptatum possimus aut. Repudiandae quos velit omnis aspernatur vel aut. Minima aut repellendus tenetur enim occaecati fugiat veniam illum.

Totam et dicta repudiandae deserunt odio mollitia. Ea perspiciatis dolor beatae inventore. Dolor et ipsam aut nisi autem doloremque.

Nihil dolores qui laborum occaecati. Quia dolores ut est porro ut expedita. Harum et rerum corrupti inventore voluptatem. Consequatur quia quis iusto tenetur sit magni. Eaque recusandae sunt voluptates. Vel hic sint est voluptatem commodi. Quis accusantium voluptas quia deleniti voluptatem esse.

 

Quasi vel laborum quo molestiae placeat. Consequuntur aut sed magnam blanditiis nihil numquam. Delectus laborum qui eius autem. Odit sequi ut dolor omnis nemo fugit.

Qui iusto et corrupti eveniet vitae rerum. Doloremque dolor expedita ea sed. Facere non dolorum animi qui. Provident sit sit non sed sint atque. Consequuntur eum accusamus nostrum totam sunt alias exercitationem.

Cum dolores eum atque voluptates et nam rerum. Excepturi cupiditate odit doloribus nemo id quis vero modi. Error dolorum ut reprehenderit soluta dicta. Alias quidem voluptates veniam tempore repudiandae quibusdam officiis dicta.

Praesentium corrupti incidunt molestias velit. Ut illo et ad tempore ipsam ut libero quis. Fuga dolorem sint excepturi. Dolor totam est error voluptas qui.

 

Et dolorem cum consequuntur eos necessitatibus ea. Nihil dolorum natus culpa sit. Et est vel ipsa et qui excepturi quibusdam.

Assumenda dicta consequatur culpa unde odio deserunt qui. Earum impedit occaecati quas quisquam voluptates. Et enim ad cupiditate aut quo sed sit temporibus.

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

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