re: Millennials: Not Negotiating Your First Job Offer Will Cost You (up to $0.5M)

There are plenty of jobs that don't base salary offers off of past salaries. I started out with a very low salary straight out of school, but now 4 years later I'm making more than 3 times what my starting salary was (two job changes and two promotions later) . This study may make sense if you don't aggressively seek out the best opportunities out there for you. If you're satisfied with mediocre salary, you'll make a mediocre salary.