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Have you ever negotiated a sign on bonus?
Posted on 2/1/26 at 7:22 pm
Posted on 2/1/26 at 7:22 pm
Please share your success or failure.
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Posted on 2/1/26 at 7:23 pm to Revorising
it turned out to be a cr-ppy job
Posted on 2/1/26 at 7:30 pm to Revorising
Yes, on both sides of the fence.
Q1: Are you willing to walk away if you don’t get on/get what you want?
Q2: How creative are you? If you can’t get money, then are you okay with getting extra time off…or something else that has value to you?
Q3: Why do you deserve a sign-on bonus?
Q1: Are you willing to walk away if you don’t get on/get what you want?
Q2: How creative are you? If you can’t get money, then are you okay with getting extra time off…or something else that has value to you?
Q3: Why do you deserve a sign-on bonus?
Posted on 2/1/26 at 7:33 pm to Revorising
Sign on bonus is a trap. Get taxed to the high heavens, see maybe half of it after taxes and then trapped for 2 years. Ask me how I know
Posted on 2/1/26 at 7:33 pm to Revorising
Success.
Posted on 2/1/26 at 8:03 pm to Revorising
quote:
Please share your success or failure.
Wife negotiated new company pay back her old company sign on bonus and negotiated more equity. It was a 2 year bonus 50% paid on start and 50% paid after 12 months. She left shortly after the second payment after negotiating that part.
Posted on 2/1/26 at 8:05 pm to Revorising
Do you have leverage?
Do they want you or you want them?
What is your worth?
Can you call their bluff?
Do they want you or you want them?
What is your worth?
Can you call their bluff?
This post was edited on 2/1/26 at 8:06 pm
Posted on 2/1/26 at 8:11 pm to Revorising
Yes. At the time, large signing bonuses were still common in big law moves but on their way out. I made them think I was considering other offers and asked for one to seal it. They gave it to me.
This post was edited on 2/1/26 at 8:12 pm
Posted on 2/1/26 at 8:12 pm to Revorising
I’ve not. Never needed to. But one tactic could be to agree to it but defer it until 90 days, just to show them that you are worth it…assuming you are.
Posted on 2/1/26 at 8:14 pm to Revorising
Yes. $20,000.00.
It pretty much what I was letting go with my stock that hadn't vested yet in previous company.
It pretty much what I was letting go with my stock that hadn't vested yet in previous company.
Posted on 2/1/26 at 8:23 pm to Revorising
Yes. Then left 18 months later and had to pay part of it back because I didn’t make the 24 months agreement. 
Oh well, left for way better pay anyway.
Oh well, left for way better pay anyway. 
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