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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Let's have fun with fringe benefits.  I would demand a $5,000 account for conferences and education.  And first or business class cabin on all domestic and international travel.[/quote].

Please don't do this. Unless you are a top-level exec this will make you seem high maintenance and full of yourself. Don't scare them off. Stick to the things that are really important to you. [/quote]

Agree.  Do not do this.  If I were offering you a job and you came back with this trivial bs, I'd immediately label you as high maintenance and not worth the time.

But, 15% is a pittance.  They came to you.  You should ask for a major bump ... 30% if not more. If they like you, as it appears they do, they'll come back with a counter if they really cannot do 30%.  And while I have no real idea what you make, the fact that you initially suggested 15% and know such a precise range of your colleagues' salaries makes me think you don't make a monster amount - so, even 30% more is probably not a ton in an absolute sense to the employers bottom-line.

You need to identify what's really important to you (salary, time off, WAH, whatever) and maximize your request in that vertical.  Do not come up with a laundry list of nice to haves that will make you look like a PITA.  In my experience, salary is the end all be all and can make up for lack of a lot of other perks.  You may have a different view.

But I would aim high but on the fewest number of demands.  They are coming after you, so don't sell yourself short, but also don't scare them off with a bunch of small items you don't really need.  I'd ask for a big salary, a sufficient number of vacation days, and the "flexibility to WAH" occasionally as appropriate, but not aim for a specific number of WAH days per week unless you know you need them.[/quote]

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