My wife is in a tricky situation.
After a decade of parenting, she is trying to get back to work for some time. She reached out to old connections and one ended up fruitful after almost 7-8 months of trying. Her confidence is not what it used to be. She took an offer whatever was offered without giving a second thought to anything else.
Her working hours are odd, due to working in a hospital. They do not have their own parking, so she has to park privately, which costs upwards of $700/month. Commuting using public transport is not an option (odd hours+safety). After running the numbers, she will be spending almost $1000/month for commuting only, and after deductions (401K, HSA and taxes) she won't get much in hand.
I would suck up to it because she made a mistake (and she wants the job), but she is extremely uncomfortable (like she is not herself for all of last week). While she really loved the job and people, she will be working with, she feels, she should renegotiate the offer and ask for at least 50% of parking costs, plus her future increase will depend on her base salary. So she essentially shot in the foot.
The job is a permanent type. Unless she screws up big time or something huge happens, she won't be fired (as she was told, and she was hired on the oral promise that she won't go job hopping after 5 years.)
What do experienced folks say, should she renegotiate the offer? She has not signed any documentation. She will be going sometimes next week to do all paperwork, medical and other pre-employment screening. I personally do not have any experience of working with a large corporate type workplace.
Her points of concern,
- How would it look on herself for doing so (organization and manager), and its implications for the future, if she does stick around (she wants to).
- If it will appear badly for her old colleague who referred her there and put a good word in (AFAIK, she works in another department and had no active role in her employment)
At the end,
Would you suck up or renegotiate?
If she should renegotiate, how do you recommend wording it?
Appreciate all helpful comments.
After a decade of parenting, she is trying to get back to work for some time. She reached out to old connections and one ended up fruitful after almost 7-8 months of trying. Her confidence is not what it used to be. She took an offer whatever was offered without giving a second thought to anything else.
Her working hours are odd, due to working in a hospital. They do not have their own parking, so she has to park privately, which costs upwards of $700/month. Commuting using public transport is not an option (odd hours+safety). After running the numbers, she will be spending almost $1000/month for commuting only, and after deductions (401K, HSA and taxes) she won't get much in hand.
I would suck up to it because she made a mistake (and she wants the job), but she is extremely uncomfortable (like she is not herself for all of last week). While she really loved the job and people, she will be working with, she feels, she should renegotiate the offer and ask for at least 50% of parking costs, plus her future increase will depend on her base salary. So she essentially shot in the foot.
The job is a permanent type. Unless she screws up big time or something huge happens, she won't be fired (as she was told, and she was hired on the oral promise that she won't go job hopping after 5 years.)
What do experienced folks say, should she renegotiate the offer? She has not signed any documentation. She will be going sometimes next week to do all paperwork, medical and other pre-employment screening. I personally do not have any experience of working with a large corporate type workplace.
Her points of concern,
- How would it look on herself for doing so (organization and manager), and its implications for the future, if she does stick around (she wants to).
- If it will appear badly for her old colleague who referred her there and put a good word in (AFAIK, she works in another department and had no active role in her employment)
At the end,
Would you suck up or renegotiate?
If she should renegotiate, how do you recommend wording it?
Appreciate all helpful comments.