YAY Teacup Guy!
I gave her everything... jewels, beautiful dresses -- with beautiful girls in them.
Spike ,'Sleeper'
Spike's Bitches 31: We're Motivated Go-getters.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Lee - Aug 11, 2006 7:50:04 am PDT #8177 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Frankenbuddha - Aug 11, 2006 7:54:10 am PDT #8178 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Yay and congrats to sj and TG!!
ChiKat - Aug 11, 2006 7:54:37 am PDT #8179 of 10001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
He's fine with the "no" answer, but I think he is more worried about the "no we no longer want you to work for us" answer.
It's not likely that just asking for a few more perks or a counter offer of salary would result in a complete reversal of the job offer. Not if they really want him.
This exactly. When I offer someone a job, I don't take it badly if they need a day or two to think about it or if they counter-offer on the salary. Only one time have I said thanks but this isn't a good fit when a prospect counter-offered, but that was because I offered him $25K and he countered with $36K. There was no way I could come even close to his counter, so why bother.
Am now imagining shopping at Lush and then having lunch at CPK
Sumi, I'd totally meet you at Oakbrook for that.
Teacup Guy got the job offer!!! The money is good too!
Okay, I'm a bit late with the above! Yay!!!
beekaytee - Aug 11, 2006 7:55:51 am PDT #8180 of 10001
Compassionately intolerant
As for negotiating salaries?
Eons ago, when negotiating into a job (I was a temp and the boss said,"I'm not exactly sure what it is you do, but I want you doing it for us."), I went for broke in the salary negotiation...basically asking for 50% more. What they had offered was fair, but not what I needed. I figured, if I could not get what I needed, then I should be elsewhere.
They went for it.
But, even better, a few weeks after I became salaried, the other!boss came into my office (I'd negotiated myself out of a cubicle too) and said, "You did yourself a big favor by pushing back. If you didn't value your skills enough to ask for more, why should we?"
I was 29 at the time and that lesson has informed many a job decision since.
Nicole - Aug 11, 2006 7:58:06 am PDT #8181 of 10001
I'm getting the pig!
sj! YAY!! I'm so very happy for the both of you.
WOO HOOOOO!
SuziQ - Aug 11, 2006 7:59:45 am PDT #8182 of 10001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Yay sj and Teacup Guy!!!
Deena - Aug 11, 2006 8:01:47 am PDT #8183 of 10001
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
Yay for TCG and sj! I'm so glad he got the job.
Laura - Aug 11, 2006 8:08:27 am PDT #8184 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.
Woo Hoo Teacup Guy!
Volans - Aug 11, 2006 8:17:13 am PDT #8185 of 10001
move out and draw fire
Yay Teacup Guy! And yay for together-weekends.
"You did yourself a big favor by pushing back. If you didn't value your skills enough to ask for more, why should we?"
Words to live by. Of course, when I left being an actual govie to become a contractor, they asked what salary I was looking for. I gave a number that was double my current (for less and less skilled work, by the by) and the guy didn't even blink. "Great!" he said. "No problem."
"Fuck!" I thought. "Should've asked for 300%!"
victor infante - Aug 11, 2006 8:20:28 am PDT #8186 of 10001
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
Teacup Guy got the job offer!!! The money is good too!
Oh thank goodness. He's been stretched too thin for ages.