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Your share of the rent is due. Your phone is
about to be turned off. Your checking account
balance is $7.31. You've already borrowed mon-
ey from your roommate. Now what? You've
been offered an okay job, and it's easy to say
yes. It's easy to accept a job offer when it means
fnancial survival. Work there for a while, pay
off your debts, get a little fnancial cushion, and
take it from there.
With some job offers, yes is easy—but not
with all. You may be perfectly happy in your
current job, but then, out of the blue, an in-
triguing offer comes your way. What to do?
Do you leave the security of an established job
where you're known and respected to launch
yourself at another company where you don't
know what to expect?
How do you evaluate a job offer? What are
the red flags that advise you that "no" is the
best response? You want to keep expanding,
moving up, and growing, so unless you are des-
perately broke, choose your next job strategical-
ly and don't be afraid to turn down an offer. Re-
member that whatever job is being offered will
not be the last opportunity to come your way.
Just say no
if the pay is too low.
Or better yet, see if you can negotiate a better
salary. Many salaries are public record as part
of the United States Census Bureau data. You
ca n see med ia n
salaries of males
and females. Ka-
tie Donovan is a
negot iat ion a nd
equal pay consul-
tant whose com-
NO
NO
Just Say
by
Patricia
Luebke
Sometimes
it's
okay,
even
advisable,
not to accept
a job offer