The recent hashtag #talkpay on Twitter reminded me of a situation I found myself in at a former job. I contracted with a local startup during my last few years of college, and they gave me a job offer the winter before I graduated. The $40,000/year offer would expire in a week, and I wasn't prepared to try to get competing offers in that time. I felt pressured to take the job as it was implied I would lose the opportunity if I didn't, and I also didn't negotiate.