Was being lowballed 2 months ago, landed two 55-60% higher offers this week
My previous company shut down a couple of months ago. Interviewed a bunch leading up to it and landed an offer 20% below my previous comp. The offer felt exploitative and I even posted about it on Grapevine. A lot of folks told me my salary was being corrected and I was overpaid in my previous role. But what felt wrong felt wrong. Ended up letting that offer go -- had decent runway, and hence, was able to do so. Interviewed with 6 more companies, Faced a bunch of last minute rejections as well. But finally landed better offers with teams I'm way more excited to work with. Key takeaways: 1. Gut > Market Data > Subjective Opinions when it comes to assessing offers 2. Runway = resilience, save up for rainy days -- going to take this way more seriously moving forward
Kalan Carmden
Stealth
3 months ago
Jordon Lee
Stealth
3 months ago
Kendall Denver
Stealth
3 months ago
Matilda Carmden
Stealth
3 months ago
Kendall Carmden
Stealth
3 months ago
Discover More
Curated from across