There seems to be an assumption here that if you negotiate a higher salary, you'...

		dasmoth on July 1, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Software Engineer’s Guide to Negotiating a Rai... There seems to be an assumption here that if you negotiate a higher salary, you'll go out and spend it all. Save your extra N% and you'll be that much better placed to ride out a layoff, regardless of why it happens.