Comment by ryandrake

This just seems incredible to me, to the point where I almost can't believe it. Throughout my 25+ year career, I've 1. never been positively surprised by the number I got, and 2. never had a company increase from their starting offer. It's always very close (within ~10-20%) to what I'm already expecting, plus "Take it or leave it. There's a line of 50 behind you willing to take that compensation." What are the exact mystical words you are saying to get these kind of results? Not that it really matters at this point. I'm pretty much at the tail end of my career and making a small fraction of the numbers you're posting.