Secret Diary of an Entrepreneur: Hiring auctions
Friday, 16 July 2010
If there's one thing I hate, it's getting into an auction over salaries.
Further Reading
- Secret Diary of an Entrepreneur: Bursting my bubble
- Secret Diary of an Entrepreneur: The value of a good threat
- Secret Diary of an Entrepreneur: A time and a place
- Secret Diary of an Entrepreneur: Sunshine on a gloomy day
- Secret Diary of an Entrepreneur: Can leopards change their spots?
- Secret Diary of an Entrepreneur: I blame Gen Y
Deciding to hire someone is kind of the easy bit (not that I've made it look very easy). The hard bit is actually getting them to sign on the dotted line, for a fee that doesn't leave either side feeling like they've been completely stitched up. After our successful meeting with Fixer last week, we all agreed to offer him the job, but now I have to come up with a deal that he'll go for. And we have a slight problem on that front. [CONTINUES]










