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DanielLC comments on Open Thread, September 30 - October 6, 2013 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: DanielLC 05 October 2013 10:58:58PM 2 points [-]

Always ask as much as you can.

Asking for more than all the money is trivial. Don't even get me started on how much someone who is good at math can ask for. This is obviously not a good strategy. There is an optimum amount to ask for. How do you find it?

Comment author: Moss_Piglet 05 October 2013 11:50:25PM 3 points [-]

There is an optimum amount to ask for. How do you find it?

By looking at the distribution of that industry / company's wages for someone of your qualifications and asking for something on the high end. They will then either accept or try to barter you down. Either way, you will most likely end up with more than what you would have gotten otherwise.

In other words, exactly what Viliam_Bur said to begin with.