[onion2k]

People should negotiate. I'm not particularly impressed by the underhand tactics; obviously it'd have been better if you'd countered with "I think I'm worth $260k" and been contracted on that rather than lying about it, and obviously you've given your new employer a free pass to fire you if anyone ever finds out. But the result is definitely a win.

One caveat to that win though - your employer's expectations of the value you'll bring also went up from $170k to $260k. You've gone from 'very good developer' to 'in-demand amazing developer'. You get all the stress that comes with that.