<prompt> Human: I started working as a contractor at a Helpdesk nearly a year ago and recently put in for a position outside of the current task Im on. After interviewing, I was offered the position and graciously accepted. At this point, Ive spoken with the Manager of the team, Task Lead for that portion of the contract my companies HR guy and still dont know what Im going to be making.Salary Inquiry 1:After my interview with the manager, when he opened up the floor for any questions I had, I inquired about the salary. Rather than giving me a straight answer, he told me the story of how he became manager.tl;dr-Approached by the PMO of the contract.-Proposed his desired salary and heard crickets.-Promised X and told that he would see the rest come meritperformance evaluations.-Received a negligible merit increase.-PMO apologizes and he still doesnt get what he was entitled to.Salary Inquiry 2:Prior to my offer, the Task Lead brought me in for an impromptu interview and at the end I Inquired about the salary. Again, instead of a straightforward answer he responds with, Theres a cap when transferring but Ill take care of you on the way in and again come performance evaluations. I asked what the cap was and was told the HR guy would talk to me about everything.Salary Inquiry 3:1.5weeks after accepting the position, I finally received a call from the HR guy. After some menial banter he began to address the money:HR: Has X or Y spoken to you about salary yet?ME: No, everyone seems hesitant to discuss my salary.HR: Thats strange, they shouldnt be. Tell me, what do you want to make?ME: X, Ive looked around online at comparable salaries in the area for this position and spoken to a few people on the team and feel that while its on the low-end its a great starting point.HR: Hmmm, okkaaayy. Let me talk to X Y and Ill call you back.That phone call was Monday afternoon and I still havent heard anything. The Task Lead came down to the office I work in but I was on a call when he walked up to me. I quickly muted the call and asked if he spoke to HR and he replies with, Im very upset with HR guy, he was supposed to call you back. Before I could ask about anything else, I had to respond to the caller and the Task Lead walked away.The entire sequence of events seems odd. This is the same HR guy I spoke with when I initially started at the Helpdesk. During that call, he threw out the salary and I accepted.Why is everyone throwing up smoke and mirrors every step of the way?Is this some new form of negotiations where nobody tells you what youre going to make?What should I do at this point?Thanks in advance rpersonalfinance EDIT 1:I asked three questions but instead got berated for not identifying flaws in the initial offer. Lesson learned and Ill be better prepared in the future. To everyone that actually addressed my questions, thank you.EDIT 2:For clarity, Im still at the Helpdesk. A majority of my work week 24hrs is a single-threaded shift over the weekends. Ive yet to receive a definitive start date because my current manager needs to figure out the schedule.EDIT 3:Received a verbal offer and later an official offer letter for the amount I proposed. All the warm responses I received from the sub will have me better prepared next year!  <response>: Im willing to bet that there isnt a salary increase until youve had a performance evaluation. My guess is that HR and one or two other people at the company you work at are casually discussing your wage. This is never good, because the chances of someone being on your team to make you more money is very low. What will likely happen is that in 3 weeks, your wage increase will be very small, and they are taking this time to figure out how to word it in a way that gets you to stay and be content with a low offer that you have technically already accepted. 