Shopgirl2 asked:
I’m moving into a position that involves some “soft” sales. There’s a salary base and commission bonus option. The salary base would barely cover my current rent after taxes, but since the job comes with a residence and potentially some utilities I wouldn’t be living out of a cardboard box.
I am coming in from a different career so I’m a little nervous about this move. That is a normal response, don’t you think? Overall the package is great, but some much of the offer is promised and wrapped in “potential.”
I know you’re supposed to push in salary negotiation, but I just don’t want to push so much I push myself out of the door. I guess I usually have some references for stuff like this and right now I’m blind. I’ve already negotiated an apartment which wasn’t part of the original deal. Question: In salary negotiation how do you know when to say when? Do you just ask until you come up against a No? As the pot sweetens when are you just seen as greedy?
Thanks everyone, I appreciate your advice. I think the thing about this that sticks in my craw is during the initial conversation with the employer he said he’d raise my salary up at least to a certain minimum. However over the course of two weeks that offer went out the window. I don’t want to press it too hard because we’re just getting started here in this work relationship. Also, while I understand it’s hard to get into a great deal of detail over email I’ve asked for specific information and I sort of get we’ll talk about that later. I realize this person is incredibly ridicously busy and maybe he doesn’t see the relevance in thoroughly answering every question because he’s looking at the big picture. The one thing I don’t want to do is project uncertainty. Still there’s an offer in the wings for something else and I don’t want to weigh this offer unfairly against the other one. It’s hard to do so with such a basic outline….
I’m moving into a position that involves some “soft” sales. There’s a salary base and commission bonus option. The salary base would barely cover my current rent after taxes, but since the job comes with a residence and potentially some utilities I wouldn’t be living out of a cardboard box.
I am coming in from a different career so I’m a little nervous about this move. That is a normal response, don’t you think? Overall the package is great, but some much of the offer is promised and wrapped in “potential.”
I know you’re supposed to push in salary negotiation, but I just don’t want to push so much I push myself out of the door. I guess I usually have some references for stuff like this and right now I’m blind. I’ve already negotiated an apartment which wasn’t part of the original deal. Question: In salary negotiation how do you know when to say when? Do you just ask until you come up against a No? As the pot sweetens when are you just seen as greedy?
Thanks everyone, I appreciate your advice. I think the thing about this that sticks in my craw is during the initial conversation with the employer he said he’d raise my salary up at least to a certain minimum. However over the course of two weeks that offer went out the window. I don’t want to press it too hard because we’re just getting started here in this work relationship. Also, while I understand it’s hard to get into a great deal of detail over email I’ve asked for specific information and I sort of get we’ll talk about that later. I realize this person is incredibly ridicously busy and maybe he doesn’t see the relevance in thoroughly answering every question because he’s looking at the big picture. The one thing I don’t want to do is project uncertainty. Still there’s an offer in the wings for something else and I don’t want to weigh this offer unfairly against the other one. It’s hard to do so with such a basic outline….