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My mentor in Austin pushed me to ask for 15 percent more and I got it, but the way it went down bugged me
Six months into my first real job, a guy named Dale who trained me pulled me aside and gave me one tip. He swore I should never accept the first number, so I asked for 15 percent more at my review. Got 9 percent, which was still way above the 3 percent everyone else got. But Dale's whole point was that companies lowball you by default, and the next offer I got proved it. A recruiter in Dallas opened at $62k and I said $71k without blinking, and she came back at $70k in two days. So the advice worked, but here's what nobody mentions, that first company started watching me closer after I pushed back. Has anyone else felt that shift after negotiating?
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