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0 pointspaulddraper8y ago0 comments

Yes. While the engineering manager might desperately want you, legal/HR couldn't care less.

You can negotiate successfully with the former, but not the latter.

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I think the parent point is that if even your hiring manager / new boss can't negotiate with legal / HR... then the company is probably dysfunctional and you wouldn't want to be working there anyway.

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0 pointspaulddraper8y ago0 comments

Yes. While the engineering manager might desperately want you, legal/HR couldn't care less.

You can negotiate successfully with the former, but not the latter.

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ethbro8y ago

I think the parent point is that if even your hiring manager / new boss can't negotiate with legal / HR... then the company is probably dysfunctional and you wouldn't want to be working there anyway.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse