Salary Negotiation

adam220891

All,

I need some input. I recently made it to the final stages of two interview processes. One of these, I provided a salary range of 55k-60k in the interview. I initially applied via emailing a resume, and was later invited to fill out an online application. I may have put 55k, I do not recall (it may not have even asked).

Anyway, HR offered 55k, and I responded via email (our primary form of communication) requesting closer to 60k as 55k was the bottom of the provided range. I also asked about PTO, 401k, etc.

She replied basically stating that she apologized for the confusion but I asked for 55k and that was more than I was making now (by $20k+). However, they would up it to $57k.

Two questions:
-Did I piss off HR and is this a bad start?
-Did I just significantly increase expectations for only a slight benefit?

This is definitely a vertical move and there will be a learning curve. I made that clear in the second interview and they suggested it would take 3-6 months to get comfortable. The previous person was given 18 months and could just not troubleshoot on the fly when things did not go according to the book and often would make changes during business hours that had bad consequences.

I have always read not negotiating is bad, so I didn't want to miss out this time. If they stayed at 55k, I'd have been happy still, so I figured no harm no foul in trying to get more. Now I'm wondering if my greed will backfire.

Kinet1c

dave330i wrote: »

Wish people would stop giving out this advice. Your past negotiation is irrelavent to your current negotiation.

100% agreed. I don't care if my potential employer knows how much I make now, it's as simple as saying: "I'm currently making $X but I'm looking for $Y in my next tole". Leave it at that. If they're not happy with your figure, move on till you find someone that is.