You guys are doing the right thing; negotiate everything hard up front. Boyfriend did not negotiate hard enough (being out of work for awhile had his confidence way down) and while his salary is good, his time off is mediocre at best.
In fact, he was supposed to visit me this weekend for the first time since he moved. But he is not, because his mother is ill and he has only 2 earned vacation days. He needs to save them to see her. Which completely and wholly sucks.
I still want to know what Tom will be doing at this shiny new job!!
YAY Tom on the new job in NoLa. Very exciting.
I just ran in to catch up now I have to go again.
Congrats, Tom on the job!
in light of the fact that my salary requirements were out of range,
I would frame it that they are too low, not that he was too high.
He should totally negotiate for more time off. A lot more. Are the health care benefits okay?
Hec, look away. Kittehroulette:
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All the talk about burgers and condiments meant that I had supper at The Skillet in Zellers, which is the equivalent of a diner in Target. A burger with Ketchup, relish, a mininscule amount of mustard, lettuce and onion.
I had a burger for lunch too. They put mayo on it. I'm still at my half-portion appetite, so it was mostly wasted anyway.
Jan Vormann travels the world repairing crumbling monuments with Lego.
A German artist has spent the last three years travelling the world fixing crumbling walls and monuments using Lego. Jan Vormann, 26, has taken his project from its humble beginnings at an art fair in Rome and brightened up thousands of people's days with his brightly coloured plastic version of Polyfilla.
what would you say to convey that, Jesse?
Dammit, Nora, I couldn't think of how, which was why I tastefully left that to you!
Um, OK, if it were my email, I'd say, "I was wondering if the PTO offered could be increased, in light of the salary offer." I guess that just leaves it to them to know that they offered less than he was looking for. And maybe "My current position offers X"? Just to say you're not making shit up to ask for?
Please note: I am the worst at negotiation.
Now I want a black bean burger and sweet potato fries.
Now I do, too! And I don't know where I can get both in the same restaurant. First world problems, I can haz.
Here! Which is where I'm having lunch tomorrow!
A German artist has spent the last three years travelling the world fixing crumbling walls and monuments using Lego.
He should come work on all the CTA bridges.
