This post helped me (and many others here, I'm sure) learn about salary negotiation: https://www.kalzumeus.com/2012/01/23/salary-negotiation/
Ask HN: Salary negotiation?
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Re: Ask HN: Salary negotiation?
#32First start with what you want, because there are multiple variables at play in an acquisition: - Cash Comp - What you are actually paid every 2/4 weeks. - Sign On Bonus / Retention Bonus - Paid lump sum (or over time) for joining the acquirer. - Benefits - 401K / HSA / Health / Medical / Dental, individual or dependents. - Equity - Assuming your equity will be bought out (cash) or rolled into new equity or both. - E…
Some very good point! Thanks a lot. We already covered a lot of these points but some need to be addressed. I hope we will discuss the base salary with decision makers and not only HR who is not that much involved in the whole acquisition process.
Re: Ask HN: Salary negotiation?
#33Earlier quoted context omitted.
So you would say to set an anchor as high as possible?
What is your 2nd best option? If your 2nd best option is a job making 200k.. and you ask for 800k and they just say no? Well, being cocky just lost you 200k (you could have asked for 400k).
True that
Re: Ask HN: Salary negotiation?
#34Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don't want to be cheeky with them, but at the same time I expect something more than industry standard. The problem is that I have never worked as an employee before and salary negotiations are new territory for me.
Do you still have equity after the acquisition?
No equity of our company but I will get some RSU's and since they are a public company they are limited how much they can hand out and the majority will be in cash and some of it combined with a earn-out.
Re: Ask HN: Salary negotiation?
#35This post helped me (and many others here, I'm sure) learn about salary negotiation: https://www.kalzumeus.com/2012/01/23/salary-negotiation/
Appreciate it! Thanks.