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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I know what you mean about the "I don't believe you" thing.

I was recently offered a job, and I was not pleased with the offer.  They altered it with some promises of things that *might* happen and kept saying "probably" and "likely."

I didn't know how to tell them that the whole negotiation process kind of made me just not believe what they were promising and there would be little recourse for me if their promises didn't materialize (other than quitting).

But you can't say, "I don't believe you."

Just tell them that you are really committed to your current position and not ready to leave.  Don't even mention the other stuff.  It's not worth debating.

I kind of regret in my negotiation process saying as much as I did about why the initial offer wasn't right for me.  It didn't help get me a better offer and maybe even worked against that.

I think if I would have framed it all in a different way without giving too many details that they might have come back with a better offer.

I know that is not your situation.  But you might at one point in the future go back to work for them.  And they might use whatever you tell them now to work against you in the future.

Just focus on the positive.[/quote]

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