<prompt> Human: Had four rounds of interviews and in two of them was asked for my salary range. In the interview, I told them I obviously wouldnt accept an offer lower than what I currently make so I was expecting a salary of 10k range thats starts about 6k above what I make now I did not tell them what I currently make. I just received the offer letter and its 10K below the minimum of the range I gave them and less than what I make now. Ive never negotiated before so Im very inexperienced at this. What are your tips for negotiating an offer like this? Should I be concerned that their starting offer is so far below the minimum I gave them weeks ago? Assistant: If you havent seen their full benefits package, ask to.Once you understand for certain how benefits weigh in here, Id reply with something like this:Im very interested in this position, but Im really not able to go below X on salary. If youre able to make that work, Id love to move forward, but no hard feelings if you cant.Human: Thank you. I like this plan a lot.Assistant: Make your salary counteroffer higher than the range you already gave them.Human: Hahaha I feel like that will just piss them off.  <response>: If you give them a reason your benefits are not quite as good as those Im leaving behind, then what harm is there in telling them your requirements are higher than before? 