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> "Do X or I'll quit" is a childish way to negotiate I disagree with this. It's really the only way to negotiate, pretty common. The wording is important here.
by aylmao 6y ago
> "Do X or I'll quit" is a childish way to negotiate
I disagree with this. It's really the only way to negotiate, pretty common. The wording is important here. If you word it as "Do X or I'll quit" it sounds childish, if you word it as "I believe the company should X, otherwise I can't see myself working here comfortably and will have to consider my resignation" it sounds professional, but the idea is the exact same.
- macmac 6y agoI would respectfully recommend that you read "Getting to Yes" by Roger Fisher and William Ury. Effective negotiation is often about expressing interests, not specific actions or ultimative positions.
- tantalor 6y ago> the idea is the exact same Yes, in that they are both childish. Your version just added more weasel words. The second you bring up the "R" word as a threat you have played your hand; everything else is window dressing.
- BeetleB 6y ago> It's really the only way to negotiate, pretty common. As I point out in another comment[1], not only is this not true, negotiation experts universally criticize this as a way to negotiate. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25309003 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25309003
- meetups323 6y agoBetter to word it as "I believe the company should X instead of the current W, and to that end I will work with Y and Z to come up with a plan for moving to W' and what that should look like, once that is complete I will have better clarity over how to get to (W+X)/2, or if perhaps some V would actually be better for all parties.