To start, I know I messed up by providing any kind of range for salary prior knowing what they were prepared to offer.
But for some back story, an old colleague got me in touch with a company that was looking to expand. They said they'd like to talk to me based on my current skill set and experience, so I met with them and seemed to really impress everyone. The only issue I had so far was that they didn't really say what role they needed me for. They wanted me to talk to a few more people, including the COO, and those talks on the phone also went well, although I told the COO my range was 90-95k when he caught me off guard asking what I was expecting.
I then got a call from an original interviewer, and we discussed that I actually wasn't interested in what they originally wanted me for, but he thought they might be able to carve out a new role for me. A week goes by and he tells me they're able to create this role after a large client signed on, and they send me an offer at 90k - with little vacation time and 0% 401k match.
Now, I finally calculated that in my current role my total compensation package is over 100k, and this new role requires a much longer commute that would require the purchase of a car.
I am definitely interested in the role and I want to ask for 103k, as that's really what it would take for me to move, but is that well beyond reasonable based on what I originally stated? I know that I can reference the change in expected role, and possibly the lack in 401k match, but don't want to push them too far. Any help is appreciated!
Submitted February 25, 2019 at 09:33PM by Dudley_DoRight__ https://ift.tt/2NqJSWw
