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RE: Pulling it slightly OT: TW Salaries--Is it me, or are people greedier (Mild Vent)
Subject:RE: Pulling it slightly OT: TW Salaries--Is it me, or are people greedier (Mild Vent) From:Roy Jacobsen <rjacobse -at- GreatPlains -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Mon, 18 Dec 2000 15:18:01 -0600
So, just out of curiosity, when asked your previous/desired salary, what
*do* you say?
Roy
>This sounds like a basic rule of negotiation: just because someone
>in authority asks doesn't mean that you have to give an answer. Once
>you do, of course, you've set limits. So, before answering, you need
>to consider whether you want to set limits, and if you want to set
>those particular limits.
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