Salary and Benefits Negotiation

[Anonymous]

I have been interviewing and am continuing my job search but I expect an offer or two soon. I had a very positive interview on Monday. I have been with the same organization for a long time so i am rusty at the job offer negotiation process. Besides salary what benefits should I negotiate for? I have a young family and will have a decent commute so flexibility is one of my top priorities so I will ask for the ability to telework on a set day (research tells me this is ok at new potential employer).

What other benefits should I ask for? Parking? Travel stipend? pto?

What am I missing? I don’t want to find out I could have benefitted from something I didn’t ask.

For context both organizations are fortune 500 companies.

[Anonymous]

Ihave never heard of a travel stipen. Also, in bigger companies, PTO is typically not negotiable (YMMV).

My experience is money is the only thing you can negotiate on.

[Anonymous]

Why do you need a travel stipend? Do you mean a corporate credit card?

[Anonymous]

I’m here. Sorry I meant transportation stipend. Does anyone have any advice for negotiable benefits?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m here. Sorry I meant transportation stipend. Does anyone have any advice for negotiable benefits?

In my experience, not that much besides salary is negotiable. Maybe telework. Especially with a big company with policies around PTO, transportation stipend, etc.

Good luck.

[Anonymous]

I think you need to look at the benefits and decide what you want versus what they're offering. I didn't realize that all my fed coworkers got more annual leave as a benefit they negotiated. I feel like a chump and have been working for 12 years and still don't have the accrual rate that they do.

Parking and a transportation stipend seem like really small, measly things to ask about. I'd inquire whether they were available, but wouldn't ask for more than they offer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m here. Sorry I meant transportation stipend. Does anyone have any advice for negotiable benefits?

It is a bit hard to give you advice without context. Are you hoping for an offer from a large employer (may not have much flexibility with benefits or other policy-driven things like PTO). How well do you know the potential employer? Some employers do not allow telework for the first X months. Will you be required to travel in the new job (if so, travel would like just be remburseable expenses) or are you talking about a budget for conferences and travel to/from them? Lots of questions....

[Anonymous]

focus on the big things like salary and flexibility.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:focus on the big things like salary and flexibility.

+1. I’ve now worked for two Fortune 500 companies and at both places, standard benefits (PTO, insurance, etc.) are not negotiable.

[Anonymous]

I dsagree on PTO not being negotiable. It totally is- especially if you have many years in the workforce- you don't want to start over with 3 weeks of vacation when you currently have 5.

All I had to d was prove what I had and it was matched. It is really is no cost to the company.

[Anonymous]

OP here. Thank you for the advice!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I dsagree on PTO not being negotiable. It totally is- especially if you have many years in the workforce- you don't want to start over with 3 weeks of vacation when you currently have 5.

All I had to d was prove what I had and it was matched. It is really is no cost to the company.

What do you mean there is no cost? They are paying you to not work. There is a literal dollar amount that’s associated with PTO.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I dsagree on PTO not being negotiable. It totally is- especially if you have many years in the workforce- you don't want to start over with 3 weeks of vacation when you currently have 5.

All I had to d was prove what I had and it was matched. It is really is no cost to the company.

What do you mean there is no cost? They are paying you to not work. There is a literal dollar amount that’s associated with PTO.

It depends on the job. When I get back from vacations, I have the same work piled up that I would have done if I hadn't gone on vacation. Work gets the same amount of work out of me, I just work harder and longer. If you do shift work like a doctor and have to pay someone to cover that shift, then there is a dollar amount associated.