I'm on a reasonable rate, and a pimp tells me my team is looking for people at 15% above my rate. Should I renegotiate at a roll, what's the strategy?
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Originally posted by mickey View PostI'm on a reasonable rate, and a pimp tells me my team is looking for people at 15% above my rate. Should I renegotiate at a roll, what's the strategy?What happens in General, stays in General.You know what they say about assumptions! -
Originally posted by mickey View PostI'm on a reasonable rate, and a pimp tells me my team is looking for people at 15% above my rate. Should I renegotiate at a roll, what's the strategy?
If not, he will see through you in a split second and say no (or more like
he will tell you that he has asked the client and will get back to you as soon as he hears back and then at the last minute he will send you the contract with the same rate and blame the client).
If you then if you want X% tell him you want between X% and X+Y% and let him hammer you down to X%.Comment
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Originally posted by mickey View PostI'm on a reasonable rate, and a pimp tells me my team is looking for people at 15% above my rate. Should I renegotiate at a roll, what's the strategy?Let us not forget EU open doors immigration benefits IT contractors more than anyoneComment
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What's this complicated strategy? It's a roll on an existing contract, and the pimp has speculatively called me to sell me my role. The OP standsComment
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Originally posted by mickey View PostI'm on a reasonable rate, and a pimp tells me my team is looking for people at 15% above my rate.
Originally posted by mickey View PostShould I renegotiate at a roll
Maybe discuss at a baguette instead.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI hadn't really understood this 'pwned' expression until I read DirtyDog's post.Comment
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