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		aksss 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Rules for Negotiating a Job Offer (2016) Perhaps having the 6mo contract in hand increased your confidence and changed the way you were carrying yourself and interviewing (subtly to you, but meaningfully).

robotresearcher 3 months ago [–]

I think this is a real effect. Dating certainly has a version of this dynamic.

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