A cutthroat approach like this may be ok for an ultra-competitive role in sales, but for an engineering position, it is a red flag.
Software development is a team sport. If you are so money-focused, selfish and non-empathetic to the other negotiating party (especially if on the other side is not a mindless HR agent but a person you'll work with), I wonder if you will have the same attitude with your teammates.
I've been on both sides, and I strongly prefer a more open and honest conversation.
P.S. I haven't had an opportunity to design a compensation scheme for a company, but if I had, I would choose the transparent system depending on a role, initial skills assessment, and seniority. If it is not a startup, then some sort of profit-sharing scheme is also nice to have.
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A cutthroat approach like this may be ok for an ultra-competitive role in sales, but for an engineering position, it is a red flag.
Software development is a team sport. If you are so money-focused, selfish and non-empathetic to the other negotiating party (especially if on the other side is not a mindless HR agent but a person you'll work with), I wonder if you will have the same attitude with your teammates.
I've been on both sides, and I strongly prefer a more open and honest conversation.
P.S. I haven't had an opportunity to design a compensation scheme for a company, but if I had, I would choose the transparent system depending on a role, initial skills assessment, and seniority. If it is not a startup, then some sort of profit-sharing scheme is also nice to have.