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Just be ready for the company to pull the offer. Lots of times it's not even on the principle (we don't actually agree to the changes) but ego ... as in "who do
by trustfundbaby 9y ago
Just be ready for the company to pull the offer. Lots of times it's not even on the principle (we don't actually agree to the changes) but ego ... as in "who does this guy think he is pushing back on this contract that 100s of our employees have signed"
If you're not ready for the company to walk away, be careful with this approach.
- koolba 9y agoIf you're not ready to walk away then you're not ready period.
- etjossem 9y agoAgreed. Be aware of your BATNA (that's your "best alternative to negotiated agreement") as well as the potential employer's. As in any negotiation, you should stack the deck in your favor beforehand - be late-stage in the interview process elsewhere, ideally have other offers, truthfully signal that you do, and try to move at a time when the employer badly needs to make a hire.
- ChuckMcM 9y agoExactly right. Large companies are especially prone to this behavior. If you're coming in as a VP or Director its one thing, if you're coming in as a non-executive it is entirely something else.
- crdoconnor 9y agoIf it's an unreasonable contract and they refuse to make the contract reasonable upon request then having the company walk away probably means you dodged a bullet.
- umanwizard 9y agoIs starving to death really better than signing a shitty contract? It's not very easy for most people to find a new job.
- crdoconnor 9y agoFor software developers there's usually another job out there although I agree in principle - if you're on the low end of the wage ladder you're somewhat screwed.
- CapitalistCartr 9y agoIf you're not prepared to walk away from the table, its not a negotiation. They're just telling you what you're going to do.