Comment by kmonsen
3 years ago
Then they will just offer something in the middle and try to talk you into it.
That being said, at least for the big companies the initial salary is not that important. In some ways you are just setting yourself up for disappointment since if you start at the top of the band there will be no significant raises without a promotion.
For RSUs it has a pretty significant effect for 4 years though.
Then they will just offer something in the middle and try to talk you into it.
You can always say no.
In some ways you are just setting yourself up for disappointment since if you start at the top of the band there will be no significant raises without a promotion.
It sounds like you're saying starting at 80% of the band so you can enjoy a 25% raise to get to the top is better than just starting at the top. That doesn't make sense though.
Sure, of course it is in some was better to start at 100%.
The problem is that we all still expect to get a raise, and that cannot happen at a big company if it would take you out of band. I don't think there are many exceptions to this. If they really like you they might throw some RSUs at you, but very likely will not go over the salary for that band.
So unless you think you can get promoted right away (which requires significant luck as well), I think for long term happiness it is actually better to get salary on 80% and negotiate more on the initial RSU grant.