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		eclipxe on March 26, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Working for a startup makes less sense, unless you... That's a great negotiation strategy for a company that doesn't want to pay more. That isn't top of market in Austin.

pault on March 26, 2019 [–]

Okay, but to be fair I said "close to" and the person that told me that was not offering me a job.

mgkimsal on March 26, 2019 | [–]

it's also going to depend on how you define "market". At some point at high salaries you're looking at pretty narrow/specialized skills, and 'the market' may only be a handful of qualified people in a given geography.

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