Originally posted by Barley
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However, it is always an interesting and emotive subject. On my current contract I was told the top end was £15 per day less than what I was ideally looking for. I can live with that. When they offered it to me, they offered a rate that was another £135 less. The agency even laughed it off, but asked me how low I was prepared to go. I stuck to my guns and said I was already giving up £15 a day. And that worked.
It could have back fired, but if I'd have accepted lower than that, I'd have been kicking myself over what I could have won. It's ok to be annoyed with yourself for settling for less, but not to be annoyed by what other people get. Just learn from it.
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