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MAP wrote:I was told several times that you should use a new job offer to negotiate better salary or position. I always found that risky. As Dick says, they can just shrug their shoulders and wish you all the best.
Someone I know, tried that to get better position and it didn't work out, so they ended up very disappointed and left soon after.
Dave Jensen wrote:MAP wrote:I was told several times that you should use a new job offer to negotiate better salary or position. I always found that risky. As Dick says, they can just shrug their shoulders and wish you all the best.
Someone I know, tried that to get better position and it didn't work out, so they ended up very disappointed and left soon after.
MAP, was this in the academic world? I've seen well known, very professional people in academia collect job offers from other institutions like notches on a gun.
Dave
P.S wrote:What about when your employer is genuinely distressed at the thought of your leaving and tries their best to retain you?
A colleague of mine received a fantastic job offer from big pharma, right out of the blue. We are in a well-funded academic lab, and the colleague was right in the middle of an extremely successful project. Our PI was literally begging the person to stay, offering the sun, moon and stars. The colleague left for the pharma job, but would it have been wise to have taken what was being offered by the current employer in this case?
MAP wrote:Some in academia, some at more commercial roles. Once I was at a "How to negotiate" workshop and one person asked the presenter, how to ask for a better salary. The presenter said, get a job offer and go with that to your boss. Guy was left very confused
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