I applied for a senior analyst job today, and got a call from the company almost immediately. She asked me what kind of salary I was looking for and I told her my range, and she said the max she could go was 10K lower. I asked if they were on a public transit line, if they were, I'd sell my car and be ok with the lower salary, but they weren't. So I told her I thanks but I wasn't interested. Now I'm totally second guessing myself, saying I should have at least pursued it because any job is better than no job, and the job market is really slow right now.

But I don't want to be desperate either, and I know I wouldn't have been happy at the lower salary, and I've only really been job hunting for a month and a bit, due to being in rehab for the first part of the year.

I just wish I had more confidence that I will be able to find a job in the salary range I want.

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