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negotiate Salary problem

  • 11-10-2012 8:36pm
    #1
    Cork24
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    I got offered a job, and am very happy but when i was on the phone to the guy he offered me X amount, but he asked me was i ok with that i said yes... in the heat of the moment..

    Now looking at it and looking at a payslip and doing the maths i'll be down around 40 euro a week..

    How good/bad would it make if i rang them 2moro and said it to them that i'm currently getting X amount in my job can you do a bit better i said yes in the heat of the moment


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  • #2
    F1ngers
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 10,677 Mod ✭✭✭✭F1ngers


    Cork24 wrote: »
    I got offered a job, and am very happy but when i was on the phone to the guy he offered me X amount, but he asked me was i ok with that i said yes... in the heat of the moment..

    Now looking at it and looking at a payslip and doing the maths i'll be down around 40 euro a week..

    How good/bad would it make if i rang them 2moro and said it to them that i'm currently getting X amount in my job can you do a bit better i said yes in the heat of the moment

    You have nothing to lose - if they don't make you a better offer, you can stay in your present job.
    More than likely, they have more than one person to offer the job to who will take it.


  • #3
    Cork24
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,663 ✭✭✭Cork24


    F1ngers wrote: »
    You have nothing to lose - if they don't make you a better offer, you can stay in your present job.
    More than likely, they have more than one person to offer the job to who will take it.


    Yeah I kinda guess that i have nothing to lose, just will feel nervous about talking about it to him.


  • #4
    tatli_lokma
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,332 ✭✭✭tatli_lokma


    Will €40 more or less a week make or break you financially? if this will be a huge problem then you have no choice but to try and get an increase.

    BUT...some things to consider
    Is the new job a better job? does it offer more possibilties of advancement? do they offer any other benefits that will balance the loss of money? is the new job closer to home? (if so what you save on travel might make up for the €40)

    and upon what basis did you calculate this loss....there are a few factors that can be taken into account and sometimes a "lower" salary works out to be very little difference to a higher one (e.g if on a lower salary you might be on a lower PRSI rate etc). Will the lower salary mean you can apply for other benefits or allowances (either social welfare or tax)?

    €160-200 per month down is not to be taken lightly, but there can be times where the financial loss can be balanced against other gains. I once left a higher paid job and took a job closer to home for a few thousand a year less. By the time I factored in travel costs, and also the fact that the lower priced job allowed me to apply for a doctor visit card, plus the second company offered a better pension and had better facilities (so I didn't spend as much on lunch) I was actually €20-30 per week BETTER off. Plus I was home in 20 mins as opposed to 60-80mins and the value of spending time with my family rather than in traffic cannot be measured!

    These are things to consider, cos its not all just about cash amounts.


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