Step · Documented
The Total Package Inventory
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Total compensation is not one number on a payslip. It is five categories on a spreadsheet. If any category is missing from your record, your negotiating position is missing the same category.
What this reveals. One score: whether each of the five components of your total package is documented in a single, current, defensible record.
What it does not do. It does not build the record. It flags the categories missing from it.
Is base salary and review cadence documented?
Is bonus structure documented?
Target, threshold, formula, historic payouts.
Is equity documented in full?
Initial grant, refresh history, vesting schedule, cliffs, expected value at current valuation.
Are benefits documented?
Health, retirement match, life, disability, perquisites.
Is deferred and long-term compensation documented?
RSUs, PSUs, phantom equity, deferred bonuses, retention grants, long-term incentive plans.
how documented your total compensation actually is
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Assumptions used: your descriptions of each category.
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This inventory shows which parts of your package you reported as documented. The score reflects how complete that record is. It says nothing about whether the package is adequate.
With the inventory complete, separate known cash from contingent and illiquid items. If a package decision is approaching, Decision Desk™ can examine the components and prepare a documented position.
Bring one date to the Review: the offer deadline or the package discussion date. If it is not set, say so.
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