It depends. Top basketball, baseball and other sports players have a lot of leverage. The masses, average players, not so much. Same for everything else really.

It depends. Top basketball, baseball and other sports players have a lot of leverage. The masses, average players, not so much. Same for everything else really. Similarly, top engineers, those who create real IP, have a lot of leverage. Some of them even start companies to get even more leverage. Regular, average engineers not so much, especially since many of the roles can be outsourced. If you can demonstrate that you’re the best person for a role, then yes. If you’re yet another person with resume similar to countless others, sorry but no.