Salary Negotiation: Make More Money, Be More Valued
by Patrick McKenzie · Kalzumeus Software
A long-form essay on compensation negotiation: why to never name a number first, when the negotiation actually starts, how employers model fully-loaded employee cost, and how to trade across benefits, equity and scope rather than base salary alone.
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