Employment Contract Negotiations

[black2002ls]

Oh, and I am VERY grateful for those of you who have gone out of their way to help me with my resume, offer job leads, and support in general.

[UserX]

Good luck, man. Even if this job doesn't pan out, a better opportunity will come along.

[black2002ls]

Good luck, man. Even if this job doesn't pan out, a better opportunity will come along.

Either a better opportunity will come along or my cake/confection business will start to take off!

Does anyone have a good example of a general cover letter they can send me? Something for sending/handing resume's to hiring managers and recruiters.

[black2002ls]

Well, they called back today and countered my $38k with $35k. I got details on travel and benefits. The company pays for the health insurance which starts on day 1 (this is important because of my back) and the company matches up to 6% of 401k. Travel also will not be quite as much as originally estimated

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[Roscoe]

Well, they called back today and countered my $38k with $35k. I got details on travel and benefits. The company pays for the health insurance which starts on day 1 (this is important because of my back) and the company matches up to 6% of 401k. Travel also will not be quite as much as originally estimated

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If it's 100% company paid for all benefits, including monthly premiums, copays, RX, no deductibles, etc - jump on it. That alone is worth ~$5k/yr +

As noted above, expect to settle between your counter and their offer, which is exactly what happened.

Now it's your call. If you counter their counter, you run a high risk of them saying, "Fuck it, he's too difficult to work with"...

[UserX]

Good for you, good luck with your decision.

[sc281]

Glad to hear you got an offer. Let me know if you ever move closer to the metroplex and we can take another look at stuff available with us.

[Pro88LX]

congrats! (if you decide to take it)

FWIW i took a job where im at making 14/hr entry level just to get a foot in the door feb 2012. I have been promoted twice and am making over twice what i was hired on at as just my base with another promotion and 30% pay increase within the next 8 months. What im getting at is that it may not be ideal, but hard work will get you where you need to be.

[slow99]

Glad to hear you got an offer. Let me know if you ever move closer to the metroplex and we can take another look at stuff available with us.

Choooooooo$$$$$$$$$

congrats! (if you decide to take it)

FWIW i took a job where im at making 14/hr entry level just to get a foot in the door feb 2012. I have been promoted twice and am making over twice what i was hired on at as just my base with another promotion and 30% pay increase within the next 8 months. What im getting at is that it may not be ideal, but hard work will get you where you need to be.

CHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO$$$$$$$!!!!!

Congrats op, get the eff out of retail.

[sc281]

Choooooooo$$$$$$$$$

Prolly just Choo$.

[slow99]

Prolly just Choo$.

We'll need clarification on good choo$ versus GOOD choo$ (with 8mpg and ruffdaddy benchmarks, of course).

[Pro88LX]

CHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO$$$$$$$!!!!!

too many o's

[lowthreeohz]

good, Good, GOOD.

[black2002ls]

I took the offer. The only thing certain about the health insurance is the premium is company paid. I will get the fine details when I start may 20th. This is just short of a double in pay. I will be looking to replace my s-10 within the next 6 months to cut the fuel bill even further. From what I hear, their goal for me is to have me move to a construction manager within the first 18 months. Not sure what base is there, though my friend who is building for them now said he is on track to bonus about 12k this year. Its not where I planned to be, but it is a HUGE stepto getting on the right track financially. Now to figure out what to do with my tiny 401k at the current company

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[Roscoe]

. Now to figure out what to do with my tiny 401k at the current company

Rollover IRA.

Congrats, bro.