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Bloody lie...
These celebrities are all the same.
Same underdog story to provoke sentiment

okeyz: Guy in as much as I don't want to start commenting negatively on your actions, I dare say you played your card too early, you should have told them that they should give you like a day to think about it maybe that will give you time to discuss it with your wife.
as it stands now , there is 90 % chance those guys might not call you again , because you exhibited an altitude that shows u were just after the money and not the growth of the company or what value you are bringing into the company. masters degree aside, you should have taken the job, learn the ropes and show you are indispensable before hammering on pay rise with your direct boss who will then take it to the HR.

Just pray they call you back or better still call them now!! and take the offer, anything can happen between now and when they get back to you. they know you are out of job that's why they started with your last job pay, there is nothing wrong in asking for a raise but it should be done with tact and wisdom.

WEll said. Thank you sirs

Thank you all. There's been good and bad news.

The good is.. I went back the next day, where the HR officers gladly received me ; grinning ear-to-ear. They ushered in to the empty office where I signed the documents and went on merry way.

The Bad... I was driving back and stuck in traffic, just 20mins after I left HR. I received a text from my prospective HOD who constituted the panel in about 2 of 5 interviews, saying "MYNAME, I received updates about your package offering and have talked to HR about it. They'll look into it and will revert this evening."

1. Could I have waited a bit more?
2. Could this be the reason HR staff were glad to see me (like - "we didn't have to raise the bar, after all"?
3. I thank God all the same for this opportunity, whether standard or lower than I expected.

Thanks guys...

You think I should go there tomorrow and grab it?

However reluctant, I'm seriously considering this.

I lost my last job over 2yrs ago. It's been tough as a family man, with survival by God's grace and a working wife. During the last year, I enrolled and just earned a masters degree.

Recently, a top tier company called and we've been interviewing back and forth, till today - when I was asked to pick my offer letter. I arrived there joyfully and opened the parcel, where I found that I'd been offered about the same salary package I earned on my last job, over 2yrs ago (almost 3, actually).

I sat with the HR personel who advised that I take my time to think of the offer and get back to them on conclusion. I however subtly expressed my discomfort and that I'll be thankful for an upward review of the figures cause of the added values I can bring on board. Honestly, this method of negotiation was suggested as a norm, by a friend who works in the same sector/industry. We rounded off the meeting on a mutual promise to revert if we ever come to terms with our offerings.

On getting home this evening, my darling wife raised 'hell' on the risk pertaining my asking for an increase (I haven't/didn't turn down the offer). She expressed that I am dispensable and can easily be replaced. She's very angry.

The waiting game begins as I dread the embarrassment of running back to say "ok, ok... I accept!!" Or the blessed assurance that I'll be called upon for a review. I'm giving them till Thursday before I "turn myself in". I left the meeting confident but now sitting at home, confused and clueless.

NL'ers, any ideas please?