<prompt> Human: I recently got an offer from a financial services consulting firm for 65k. I was told that this is a non-negotiable base salary and from my conversation with a friend who works there and from the Glassdoor site - this seems to be true. On top of this, I was told there is an up to 10 discretionary end of year bonus thats meant to differentiate ones performance.However, the glassdoor also mentions a 10k sign on bonus which I wasnt offered. Im not sure why but Im going to ask them on the phone tomorrow - when HR will be following up to see if Ill be accepting the offer. My friend also told me she didnt get the 10k sign on bonus - but mostly everyone else in her class got it. She and another person both recruited and got the offer in the January cycle whereas everyone else who recruiter and accepted the offer in the September cycle got the 10k. She let it go because she found out once she was on her first day of training and was told she could talk to the partner to discuss it, which she decided against.Id like to get be given this 10k sign on bonus because its consulting, which means long hours and I think 65k is severely undervalued. Even a total comp of around 80k with the 10k sign-on bonus and up to 5k bonus is on the lower end for consulting firms.Additionally, Ive worked at prestigious financial services firms through internships - the exact firms that this firm consults for. I have to imagine that means something. Finally, I was interviewing for a Feb start date but it was pushed to June since they said theyre at a low activity period right now. Given that in these 6 months I could have performed well and contributed at the firm and worked towards being promoted, I think that plus not getting the sign on bonus would make me feel like I got the short end of a stick.Just trying to figure out how to approach this when HR calls me tomorrow morning.  <response>: You can ask for whatever you want. They are under no obligation to give it to you. 