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  • autoflavour0

    urgh.. i hate negotiating..

    had a meeting today, told them my day rate.. they ummed and aghed..

    came back with an offer that is basically would see me do 2 days work in 1 day..

    i would like the work, but im not doing it for cheap..
    i dont owe them anything..

    • Yeah don't do it. They'll never raise your rate for the next project. Ideally they hire someone junior and learn their less, you get what you pay for.instrmntl
    • lesson*instrmntl
    • Would you do 2 days for 1.5+ days pay? Perhaps you can counteroffer... do some dick'rin'! (tell them a 50% discount is too much... maybe counteroffer @ 90%)PonyBoy
    • I hated it too until I realized how many times I was boned because I didn't negotiate.studderine
    • ^ boned as in ___?freedom
    • Stick by your rate or round down, but don't give in. If they like your work and you think that's how much you're worth, leave it at that.freedom
    • Boned as in making less. Boned as in doing more for nothing. Don't give 'em a chance to take advantage—they will.studderine

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