u/michaelnovati replied ·
I suspect this is Meta and I've been seeing them extremely firm with negotiation in the past 3 months. No [Levels.fyi](http://Levels.fyi), no 'competitive offers', no 'competitive onsites right now', etc...
Literally recruiters telling people to go get another offer and come back if they want an increase.
I'm happy to see a balanced discussion about lying, some people do it and some don't and it's your call. It's not a trick, but they will not increase without competitive offers or current compensation that is that high.
Unless maybe the recruiter lies yeah, which is beyond your control and on them.