I was relocated last year to a different city due to a location strategy for my company. I accepted because I could not find a competitive offer in time for relocation.

Fast forward to a few months ago - I began interviewing for jobs in the city where I was originally located. I finally found one, however it is a decrease in base salary but comes out to slightly more in stock bonus. I was hesitant but ultimately accepted because I want to move back long-term where I was before.

I messaged my manager and told him I was submitting my resignation because I accepted an external offer. He asked me to call him on his cell. We spoke and he said he does not want to lose me and he can relocate me back if that’s what I wanted. He told me to think about it and I thanked him for the alternative and ended the call.

I thought that because he wanted to keep me, I had some leverage. I sent an email (very professionally) thanking him for speaking to him, expressing my interest, and asking for a “competitive base salary adjustment”. I never mentioned to him that the offer I accepted was for less base salary, nor did I mention the company I accepted an offer with. I’m probably middle of the pack for salary for my role so I don’t think I’m asking too much.

I don’t necessarily dislike my current job, it ultimately came down to location and I genuinely was planning on leaving. I realized this might be a good opportunity to get a raise. It’s been a few days since we spoke and he hasn’t gotten back to me (he is very busy). I don’t think it’s unreasonable to try to get a higher salary but wanted to gauge some thoughts?

Hi,

I'm having 2 offers in-hand. Company A- 17.6 LPA, Company B - 16 LPA. I'm planning to join Company A since it's a GCC. But can I ask the Company A to revise the salary which was not the one I've expected. What's your thoughts on this, since the higher offer was released first.

Long story short. I been at my company for coming up to 4 years now. Not a single promotion. Team hardly speak to eachother now we feel very distant from eachother. Everything seems to turn bitter on projects these days.

I been offered a new job that’s 4k more than I get now. Which gives me an extra £200 a month roughly. It’s not major. And it’s lower than I was hoping for but the company has offered the max they can.

I been searching for a new job for over a year now. I had 4 interviews this year and finally got a job offer.

Do I take it ?? It’s more responsibility and I’ll definitely learn what I’m not doing now. But i think it will be a big change to daily routine as my job is so relaxed now and I have so much free time.

But I was hoping for a higher salary so I can afford more in life instead of count in the pennies 😅

Anyone got any advice on negotiating with recruiters when they say that’s max they can offer?

I recently received a verbal offer for a Scientist position with a $92,000 base salary and a 10% bonus. I have more than five years of postdoctoral experience but no industry experience.
Would you recommend negotiating the salary or accepting the offer as presented? This is my first transition from academia to industry, so the negotiation process is new to me.

Hello ı dont know if its okay to ask but ı am currently triyng to learn reading the body language and negotiation skills and currently ı dont know how can ı learn that by myself ı have been looking/searching for an online course but couldnt find what exactly ı was looking for do anyone have reccomendations or people that learned these 2 skills how did you learned them ?

Hi everyone,

I need help . I have recently joined a company and they offered me around 20 , now I got an offer from Deloitte they said they will offer 18.7 fixed .

I am changing my current company in a span of 5 months , due to project issue .

How to negotiate on that and what is the good amount of CTC i can negotiate on that .

Suggest me some good way of negotiating it

Last time when I gave an interview with Deloitte back in Feb 2026 , they told me somewhere near to 20 , now in July for almost similar role they are saying 19 max

What should I do

I am in confusion 😶

Hello,

I am trying to purchase a couch from someone who listed it online and am having trouble deciding what to go back with. The couch is listed at $10,000 online (they purchased it for $18,200 plus tax).

I originally offered $7,000 cash (I noticed in their reviews people were rating the seller highly for giving them a good price on items). After this offer, I didn’t get a response. So I wrote back again, saying I didn’t mean to offend them and asked what they would need as an offer. They took days to respond, but finally said no offence but they’re not in a hurry to sell so it would have to be in the range of $8-10k to be considered.

I’d obviously love to get it for $8k but I’m worried he won’t respond again. Should I go higher than $8k?

ETA: thanks everyone for your advice! Here is a link to the modular sofa. It’s a Belgian brand called Ethnicraft. The person online is selling a different configuration than what is pictured (2 footstools, 2 corner pieces, 2 one-seater pieces and 1 one-seater piece).

https://modernkomfort.ca/products/n701-modular-sofa-5-seater-moss-eco-cotton

I just wanted to ask for your advice on whether it would be reasonable to request a salary increase or if I should start exploring opportunities with other companies.
Recently, two of my colleagues resigned—one in a senior role and the other a team lead. Some of their responsibilities were assigned to me, and I believe I’ve been able to handle and deliver the tasks well. It’s been almost a month, and we haven’t had a new hire yet. Someone from another team was recently promoted to fill the senior position. I also asked my manager if I would be eligible to apply for the role, but I was informed that company policy requires at least one year of service before being promoted, which I completely understand.
Our new hire is expected to start in November, so by then, I’ll have been handling some of these additional responsibilities for nearly two months. I’m confident in my ability to deliver the work, although I feel that my manager may not be entirely satisfied with my communication skills yet, particularly when it comes to speaking confidently during meetings with our US colleagues. I understand that this is an area I still need to improve.
Given the additional responsibilities I’ve taken on and the fact that I’ve been able to manage them well, do you think it would be reasonable to ask for a salary increase, even if I haven’t been with the company for a full year? Or would it be better to focus on improving my skills and start exploring opportunities elsewhere?
To be honest, I’ve been feeling a little unmotivated because of my current salary. At the same time, I acknowledge that I may not have negotiated it as well as I could have when I was discussing the offer with HR.
I’d really appreciate your insights on how you would approach this situation and what you think would be the best next step for me.

Hi,

I work for a big multinational company. Over the last 2 years i have derailed and stagnated in terms of career. Especially as no opportunity to grow for me here in the remote office in US, where most opportunities are in the European HQ. I got a job offer, for a job i like and would alloe me to grow as ot seems, from a cash positive pre-ipo startup planning to go public in 18-24 months. The package is highly skewed on illiquid equity. The base is ~20k higher than my current base but no yearly target bonus, which make my current yearly cash (base + 25% yearly bonus) higher than what the startup is offering. Now if a transition before March 2027, I would loose between 60-80k guaranteed cash from yearly bonus and vesting LTI. The startup are not willing to make me whole especially not even for this year leave behind. They are waiting for my decision. I asked if I can start in March 2027 to save this year cash. Is that too much to ask for?

Hi everyone,

I have around 5 years of experience and recently completed my HR round at LTIMindtree.

I asked for a 100% hike, but HR said they usually offer a maximum of 35–40%. At the end, they said they would check internally and get back to me.

It has been 3 to 4 days. Will HR come back with a revised offer, or is there a chance of rejection?

Has anyone faced a similar situation? Please share your experience.

My current CTC is 12 LPA (11 LPA fixed + 1 variable) with 3 years of experience.
How much I can expect for Business Analytics Analyst with 3 yoe?

Guys anyone has idea how much cognizant offers for Manager-projects role ?? my current fixed is 18.2lpa.. on top CTS is offering just 30%

Pls suggest or advice if offer is good or how much minimum is worth asking and does cognizant really revise offer... Thank you

Hey everyone, a while back a posted about asking for a raise before or after my training. Now that it ended the branch that was helping me with my training has offered me a position with good benefits and pay. I already came back to my home town and I will be turning a year on the 27th. I love my manager and she’s always looked out to me but her family’s business tend to be some of the worst people to work with. I will be asking for a good raise since I know a deserve it and my work has payed off. Now my question is, should I do it on the 27 or wait a couple days ?

Hi everyone, may i know if can I negotiate with them? I can’t still pay rn.

For context, I have about 8 years experience in Project coordination/PM. Been with my current company for 5 years. I am titled as a PC 2 and make $33 hourly; annually thats about 68-69k however hours are long so 2025 my gross was 81k. This year I’m estimating 88k gross. I am interviewing within the same company for an assistant project manager role. It is a salary position and Pay range is 78k-112k.

I know most companies only look at your base salary when considering pay for promotions or other positions and usually only give about a 10% increase which would technically be a pay cut. What would be reasonable range to ask for that would still technically feel like a promotion? Or should I just ask to match my estimate or at least more than my gross pay was in 2025. I don’t want to undercut myself.

So, i got 5 bids for a new bathroom. Four of them were unacceptably undetailed in their bid.. im getting a whole bathroom done top to bottom, and the bid/contract was like one page long and super generic and nothing i can imagine signing for $30,000.

Then one contractor as actually serious.. an interior designer came out, she went back to the office and created a well designed line item by line item bid. This is absolutely the person we are more comfortable dealign with. Of course, they cost a bit higher than the rest. We are going out next week to meet her at the office to pick out materials. And put a deposit down, if we are ready..

How do i ask for a lower price? Everything seems to be lined up very much in a “this cost this much” on every line items, etc etc etc.

How do i work in asking for a lower price. I don’t want to use the other contractors, i want to use this one and not blow it. But i still feel like all of these are expecting me to ask for money off??

Tips appreciated!

I’m looking for some advice from people who have been in a similar situation.
I recently received an offer for an internal position that would be a great opportunity for career growth. It’s a step up from my current role, fully remote, and would give me experience that could open more doors in the future.
The problem is the salary came in lower than I expected. I’m currently hourly and work quite a bit of overtime, so switching to salary would actually mean making less money overall.
I did try to negotiate, and my counteroffer is still under review.
I’m honestly torn. I’ve been wanting to move up in my career for a while, and this is the type of opportunity I’ve been working toward. But at the same time, taking a pay cut doesn’t sit right with me.
Has anyone taken a pay cut to move into a better position? Was it worth it in the long run? Did you regret it?
I’d really appreciate hearing other people’s experiences, especially anyone working in corporate healthcare.

More information:
It’s a higher-level position, transitioning from Network Management Representative to Provider Relationship Account Manager. I’m concerned about the pay because, with my current network management role, I often work a lot of overtime. In contrast, the new provider job only offers a salary, which is slightly lower than what I could earn by working all the overtime. It might mean a reduction of about $400 per month.

I received an offer for a 12 month contract at a company that is headquartered in the state where I currently live but ironically the role is in another state. However, they have the same exact role posted in my state. The job description and role are identical word for word except the pay is slightly higher. I also don’t know if the company gives relocation packages to contractors. I’m willing to take the lower pay rate to work at the HQ so I don’t have to move states. What is the best way to negotiate this without jeopardizing the offer.