I have negotiated salary and benefits numerous times. There is usually a pay range that the job is set within. They usually offer the lowest end of the range. I always counteroffer the job offer and see what they'll come back with. They will tell you what they can and can't do. If they can't give you the higher rate, request some kind of additional benefit like extra time off or something.

It's totally possible to negotiate salary. Although I'm not sure of the precedent for it in temp positions because they literally can just request someone else. They don't necessarily bring on temp because of their skills and experience. If you get offered a permanent position from a temp position, I think then you could negotiate the salary. I'm also not familiar with help desk work so I could be totally off base. So take what I've said with a grain of salt.

At any rate, women are far less likely to negotiate than men. You should always negotiate. You won't get what you want or are worth unless you have the ovaries to ask for it. (Joke.)

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