<prompt> Human: They say it never rains, but it pours. Ive been unemployed for a long time now, and I just received an email from one potential employer that they would like to make me an offer, and that they will call in a few hours. I have another interview in a few hours. My current plan is to hear the offer, and let them know that I will give them my decision on Monday. I also planned to drop the hint that I have other interviews, in the hopes that they will increase their offer in order to keep me. My father told me, in no uncertain terms, that this was a terrible idea, and that I should accept whatever they give me, and just quit and transfer to the other company if the second offer is better. Hes concerned that the first company could get skittish and just drop me if I say too much. This is for an entry-level engineering job. What say you, Reddit?___UPDATE:My offer from the first company was a deliberate lowball. They offered me a 45,000 salary, even though I set a minimum salary expectation of 50,000 before the interview, which was then confirmed during our interview. They also denied me a relocation package, which I had mentioned in our interview. The second company looks like a strong possibility and I worked for them in the past with a salary of 55,000, but they have a soul-sucking office culture which is why I left them in the first place. Ive sent a counter-offer to the first company. Lets see how this goes.  <response>: My current plan is to hear the offer, and let them know that I will give them my decision on Monday. Go with this. Hint not necessary. My father told me, in no uncertain terms, that this was a terrible idea, and that I should accept whatever they give me, and just quit and transfer to the other company if the second offer is better. This does not seem necessary. If you did it it probably wouldnt have long term effects there are many companies so unless you were going to reapply to that specific company it is almost certainly not going to come up again, I just dont see the point. Dont say you have another interview, thatll be understood, just say youll need to consider over the weekend and give them an answer on Monday. 