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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Help negotiating job offer
I was offered a new job today. At my current job, I make my base salary with no opportunity for a bonus. The job I was offered today offered me about 5% less per year in base salary compared with what I am making now. The new job would have a potential 8% annual bonus based on performance (could be more or less). My current job is in a rural area, so I do not have to pay for parking. The new job is downtown, so I would have to pay approximately $8/day for parking - which adds up to about $1800 per year (I would only work in office 4 days/week). I would really like to make at least what I make now (which doesn't even factor in the parking). The bonus opportunity is nice, but a 5% cut in pay plus parking costs puts a decent dent in my monthly take home pay. How would you go about negotiating this? Also, if I want to make at least my current salary would you go in a little higher than that in case they want to "meet in the middle"?
Re: Help negotiating job offer
I would probably try for one or the other, but not both. I've never had to worry about paying for parking though, so take my advice on that with a grain of salt.
I'd prefer they paid for my parking personally.
I wouldn't bring the parking situation into the conversation. It's your decision to take a job downtown and having to park there.
I'd say something along the lines of, "I was looking for X in terms of salary." And I'd aim a few percent higher than your current salary. The worst they can say is no, and they may have an approved range they can work with. But I wouldn't come in too high. If you come in too high in the payband, there's nowhere to go salarywise.
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