Episode 521: negotiating . . . now? and doing good work is not enough for promotion?
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Dave and Jamison discuss negotiating job offers in the current job market and what it takes to get promoted in a software engineering role.
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Dwill Ainghell asks, During the golden era of software development, it was commonly stated that you should always negotiate job offers. The argument was that the company has invested significant time and resources into you as a candidate and there is always some wiggle room for negotiations. A popular article / podcast by Patrick McKenzie likened it to doing something slightly uncomfortable like “reciting poetry while simultaneously standing on one foot” with almost no downside. ( https://www.complexsystemspodcast.com/episodes/how-to-negotiate-your-salary-package/ ) Does this still hold true in today’s environment? I’m a SWE with 10 years of experience and I’ve been unemployed for close to a year. I’m expecting an offer from a large company and I fear that I will look like a fool trying to negotiate in my current position and the current job market dynamics. Even worse, I fear that they might retract the offer and give it to someone else. That being said, I don’t want to leave money on the table. What’s the correct course of action in today’s environment? Listener Stu says, In episode 500, you said something to the effect…
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