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		jayd16 8 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How to negotiate your salary package Do the alternative offers need to actually be real? They just need to be realistic, no?

sokoloff 8 days ago [–]

They just have to be real enough for you to convince them you’re not taking their offer. That risks you having to not take their offer, of course.

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