“I’m excited to work with you, the company seems great. I’m a little unwhelmed with the salary, though, is there any chance you can do better?” This sentence gets most who try a 0-10% new job pay increase with zero resentments.

“I’m excited to work with you, the company seems great. I’m a little unwhelmed with the salary, though, is there any chance you can do better?” This sentence gets most who try a 0-10% new job pay increase with zero resentments.