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Precisely. The article misses a third bullet point:

3) Many recruiters will say yes to everything and anything to get you into the interview seat

And if you're juggling multiple FAANG offers in the same week, you probably don't need salary negotiation tips.



> And if you're juggling multiple FAANG offers in the same week, you probably don't need salary negotiation tips.

If they are remote jobs, you just accept them all, buy as many computers as the offers you accepted and multitask for n x the pay.


I thought the next step was hire N people in india to do the work, collect the difference between your salary and theirs, and apply for more jobs.


r/overemployed is leaking


FAANGs can be _really accomodating_ money-wise if they badly want you. The initial offer is normally final except when it is not.


I had 3 FAANG offers. There are so many ways to screw this up. IMHO, the article’s advice is spot-on.




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