jschilz Wrote:
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> I've only recently started with this side of
> things. I feel like they're going to laugh at me,
> but they seem to just say sure we'll pay that.
> Makes me wish I had asked for more! I had a name
> your own bonus offer today and all I asked for was
> $15.00. I got the yes reply back in about 30
> seconds. I'm not good at this stuff!
It is very easy to price yourself out of a job. I can only encourage you to ask what you think is fair to you and if you get it, fine, but if you don't get it that is still okay. If $15 seemed fair to you, by all means I would continue to ask $15 until circumstances changed (gas prices went up significantly from here, major roadwork has started between you and the shop so travel time is a lot longer, etc.). The scheduler has probably marked your record as, "Will do the XYZ job for +$15." So next time the job needs to be done a smart scheduler will look down the list and offer it first to those who have been willing in the past to do it for +$10 before they get to you in the +$15 category.