Exactly. The place was awesome and there were no egos or politics in the office, things like this were straight business. I was honest with them and they were honest with me. I didn't say "somewhere around $X" I had a specific figure for a reason.
I didn't throw a tantrum or threat to quit over 3% (I think thats shady and wouldn't have quit anyway). I accepted the offer, thanked them, and told them how I felt.
It was just a round number and that's the way percents worked out. I mean, it was more like 18.43%, but for the sake of brevity...
The actual number I gave took into account current market rates, my job requirements, responsibilities and how I stacked up against other developers in the company.
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Exactly. The place was awesome and there were no egos or politics in the office, things like this were straight business. I was honest with them and they were honest with me. I didn't say "somewhere around $X" I had a specific figure for a reason.
I didn't throw a tantrum or threat to quit over 3% (I think thats shady and wouldn't have quit anyway). I accepted the offer, thanked them, and told them how I felt.
Could you tell about the nature of the reasons that made you ask for 18% as opposed to say 19% or 17%?
It was just a round number and that's the way percents worked out. I mean, it was more like 18.43%, but for the sake of brevity...
The actual number I gave took into account current market rates, my job requirements, responsibilities and how I stacked up against other developers in the company.
Thanks!