Jeff now I get your point!

How about this, imagine it the other way. Let's say you do an interview for a position where the published range (by you/the company) is $80-$100k and the local average...

Dodge. I dont assume ill intentions when they say average, but maybe sometimes it is. I think offers in general are in tension with ranges for that title and others...

Jeff, maybe? Interviewing is an art on both side. You can interview well and still have the interviewer refer to average pay in the area. They might do that because...

Eric, totally agree on the market value. It's a heck of a game to figure out what you can make, harder than trying to figure out if you really negotiated...

Jeff, you're right that a lot of us are average. That's not bad, it's the nature of things. My premise is just a little different and that's whether you let...

I was just re-reading the replies and enjoying the diversity of perspectives. The comment on the foot stool was one that stood out - I use one at home, but...

Ed, absolutely a lot of professions/environments where flex time is hard or close to impossible, or unlimited PTO. The team I'm with is definitely agile, releasing changes every week. Works...

Eric, its everyone. Each team has some informal process about how it works. On my team (operations), we all try to be available between 10 am and 4 pm. Not...

Eric, we handle status via a Slack channel. If you're remote or out of office, you just drop a note in the channel to let everyone know. I make it...

Robert, as far as 2 hours a day, common sense prevails. That is really a scheduling issue more than a PTO one. It comes down to trust - can I...

With unlimited PTO you don't accrue, you just use as you go. If you miss/yearn the for the comfort of having 60 days or whatever banked, its not the right...

ZZartin, I'm sure its all in the implementation. Where I'm...

Eric, correct - its paid time off/vacation, not a leave of absence.

Pedro, I use branching and find it to be a reasonable approach for our environment. Do you think trunking is critical. To me it feels overly prescriptive. Enjoyed the overview...