Salvage An Embarrassing Attempt To Negotiate?
I was going to accept my offer, but my friend told me I was underselling myself. I called up my supervisor who called me with the offer only to dropped the ball. Made a cringe call and shot myself in both the face.
This is how it went:
"So, um, yeah um. Thank you for the offer. So, I was looking around at land o' lakes and its pricier than expect, so um based on this I think the $XXk might be on the lower side, um do you think I can see what the full details of the offer are?"
If I was that hiring manager, I would have pulled the offer right on the spot because of this horrendous, cringe call.
I didn't know how to negotiate because I hadn't received any details outside of the base salary. They were also asking if I was verbally accepting the job but I didn't want to say yes and imply that I agreed to the salary, so I beat around the bush and asked for the full details so I can review them. I don't know if this was also a fuck up or I was supposed to say I accept the offer pending review of the full details and then negotiate after receiving the offer letter. It's possible that they offered a minimum acceptable salary which may have been on the low end, but still not too far below the mid. (Offer is 4k more than what I wrote on the job app as my min)
i placed myself in a corner. i can not ask for anything which will be strange given that i made a big deal about it or i can ask for 2% more. trying to save face is priority
Kind of stupid question. I have a deadline to accept, the offer but I would need to negotiate. Do I send them an e-mail and not sign the digitlal offer or should I sign and then send the e-mail. I can state that I signed as my intent to be employed but not yet in agreeance with the comp package?
Yeah, this is pretty cringe haha. But at least you tried to stand up for yourself. I would search up Deepak Malhotra on youtube and watch his lecture on how to negotiate a job offer. Also, always assume an offer is negotiable unless it is a standardized position/industry.
I'll look at Deepak. It would hav ebeen easier if I new what total comp and benefits would be. I received no info other than the salary and they asked for verbal acceptance - no negotiation or time to think offered.
Thank you.
Deepak was excellent.
Following for future reference!
why would you want to reference this in the future?
To laugh.
Haha to avoid doing something similar and also reference any good advice that comes out of this thread if I’m in a situation to negotiate
But you’re an MD right? You’re telling us an M&A MD has never negotiated his compensation before?!
I’m not an MD idk how I managed to get this title and idk how to change it so lol
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