[ericrallen]

Based on the website, was this published in 2016?

The job market in 2016 is unrecognizable to anyone who has had to look for a job recently.

It is absolutely brutal out there right now, and this feels a bit detached from reality.

[ptero]

Conditions change. Sometimes you have to tread very carefully, but even then a soft negotiation check is usually worth it. My 2c.