tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post1016151626617553043..comments2024-03-17T03:15:14.033-04:00Comments on View From Madison Avenue: Adventures in Recruiting: How NOT to Negotiate.View From Madison Avenuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18133010500698814644noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-84492387433984573392010-06-28T10:04:21.853-04:002010-06-28T10:04:21.853-04:00Nice. I would be surprised if he got any other off...Nice. I would be surprised if he got any other offers. And perhaps his current employer caught on to the reality of the situation. Something went terribly wrong in how he was raised. Entitled?<br /><br />I do agree with Liz. The West Coast deal was just lunacy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-63107390121968544482010-06-28T10:02:58.433-04:002010-06-28T10:02:58.433-04:00Good lord. I'm dating myself here, but it too...Good lord. I'm dating myself here, but it took me years to get to a $75K salary, and I can assure you it wasn't for a Senior AE title. Did this guy have any level of gratitude for the opportunity in front of him? I've been out of the NY biz for almost 10 years, but this confirms a disturbing trend I've been seeing in this age group - entitlement. What happened to that concept Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-77844559577419435442010-06-24T21:19:39.695-04:002010-06-24T21:19:39.695-04:00Just a note: The agency handled this well. We wer...Just a note: The agency handled this well. We were true partners. I did not send them the email nor did I relate all these absurd demands. The agency did give him the AS title, which I agreed with. They gave him nothing else, which I also agreed with. The candidate turned the job down with no further negotiations. It was a good job at a good agency. He was neither as good as he thought he View From Madison Avenuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133010500698814644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-11917520289697228962010-06-24T19:59:10.585-04:002010-06-24T19:59:10.585-04:00Complete insanity. It does show how desperate age...Complete insanity. It does show how desperate agencies are for anyone who seems to be smart and capable. Candidates know this, and also know they can't trust any potential employer, so if they have a job, why not push for everything. I don't defend this behavior, just doesn't surprise me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-2605897523354896452010-06-24T13:03:43.187-04:002010-06-24T13:03:43.187-04:00Was this person once a professional baseball playe...Was this person once a professional baseball player? Was Scott Boras his agent?Steve Poppehttp://whatstheidea.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-47336699441631365652010-06-24T10:35:03.309-04:002010-06-24T10:35:03.309-04:00Uh. They still hired him??Uh. They still hired him??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-40504039520416715702010-06-24T10:23:13.863-04:002010-06-24T10:23:13.863-04:00That was nice of him to drop in from 1999 to say h...That was nice of him to drop in from 1999 to say hello.Jen Singerhttp://www.mommasaid.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-53306194276514767092010-06-24T09:17:28.068-04:002010-06-24T09:17:28.068-04:00And this is what's wrong with the agencies tod...And this is what's wrong with the agencies today...he gets a title he doesn't deserve and the clent is going to expect more from him...he fails, the agency fails and utlimately the client fails...crazy story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-53986633755192021572010-06-24T09:06:41.816-04:002010-06-24T09:06:41.816-04:00This is so unbelievable! Talk about having no per...This is so unbelievable! Talk about having no perspective!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-85961552227885231832010-06-24T08:57:26.144-04:002010-06-24T08:57:26.144-04:00LMAO--this is hilarious. I wish women (ok, at leas...LMAO--this is hilarious. I wish women (ok, at least one woman: me) had as much confidence as this in negotiating. The sad/funny thing is that this demonstrates that you can act like this--and present yourself this poorly with typos, etc--and STILL get the job. Granted, they didn't give him his TWO smartphones and a new West Coast office, but he still got the job. It definitely shows that it Maggiehttp://www.mizzinformation.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575334444752638591.post-33741098260140215292010-06-24T08:54:10.486-04:002010-06-24T08:54:10.486-04:00I think the single best part is that he wanted the...I think the single best part is that he wanted the agency to create an office for him on the West Coast.<br /><br />In which case, of course he would need a car. A convertible. A gasoline stipend. Satellite radio. And maybe one of those air fresheners in the shape of the naked mud flap girl.Lizhttp://mom-101.comnoreply@blogger.com