> If things have turned out great for you, then huzzah for you; I count you in the minority! I appreciate your experience. I think it depends on a lot on the c

> If things have turned out great for you, then huzzah for you; I count you in the minority! I appreciate your experience. I think it depends on a lot on the company, where you work, your level of experience, etc. When I've done work for smaller companies, I've often negotiated the terms with little to no issue (literally striking lines/paragraphs from the agreement as long as it was reasonable). But if you work for a FAANG, negotiating the legal terms is probably not going to happen unless you are a high level employee with a custom contract since they have a standardized hiring process for thousands of employees. It also depends on your role and level of experience. The more senior you are or the more key the hire, the more you can probably negotiate. If you are a fresh hire from college, then you probably won't have any leverage at all. Finally, I think your experience will vary a lot by how tight the market is for hiring someone in your position in that area. I've seen key technical hires in Silicon Valley negotiate all kinds of things if the company really wants to hire them. I've also seen people in roles like Project Managers and Designers be completely shut out of negotiating when the local market wasn't as competitive. Finally, I've seen people in less tech-dense cities with less market competition have no negotiating power even if they were senior hires.