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Some solid advice, some not so much. I do call myself a simple programmer. That is how I introduce myself either. Helps a lot when dealing with people whose job

Some solid advice, some not so much. I do call myself a simple programmer. That is how I introduce myself either. Helps a lot when dealing with people whose job title require a third of A4 page to fit. >How do I become better at negotiation? This could be a post in itself. Short version: He misses the most important thing. The most powerful thing into negotiation is to know you can stand from the table and leave.

artsyca 7y ago
Yea but you're selling yourself and all of us short -- you're either a hacker, a poet or a craftsman, haven't you heard?
- ivanhoe 7y ago
  And it's really all of those, or none...
  - artsyca 7y ago
    Yes! Add to that fixer, tinker -- as knowledge workers, our role is to create knowledge and disseminate it into the organization which is frankly the hardest task in the world, especially when we're working against our own selves
xchaotic 7y ago
I really like that argument and I feel when interviewing I am in that position often, but if you leave money on the table and leave have you ‘won’ the negotiation? Potentially there are greener pastures out there but that’s hypothetical.