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May I please be the first to say "WTF"? I know who you are, I know what you contribute, but... WTF?
by scoot 14y ago
May I please be the first to say "WTF"? I know who you are, I know what you contribute, but... WTF?
- chc 14y agoIt's an old joke. You make a request and somebody acquiesces more easily than you expected, so you follow up with an absurd request like "Also, can I have a million dollars?" And now I went and explained it. Sorry, tptacek.
- tptacek 14y agoThat too, but also, I'm going to wear him down with this someday.
- scoot 14y agoAh, got it (humble pie eaten, apologies tptacek).
- tptacek 14y agoPeople should stop piling onto you with downvotes. No apology necessary.
- gcheong 14y agoWell in every joke lies a bit of truth: http://www.scribd.com/doc/25450984/Freedman-Compliance-WITHOUT-PRESSURE-The-Foot-in-the-Door-Technique http://www.scribd.com/doc/25450984/Freedman-Compliance-WITHO...
- larrys 14y agoTo add to your thought when negotiating it's always important to offer nominal kickback generally. Lest the person feel they left money on the table. If I am selling something and asking $1000 and the person comes back with an offer of $500 and assuming I am willing to take that offer (because I was shooting high) I need to offer some "kickback". This could be as simple as saying something like "well, if I accept can you pay within 5 days?" Or perhaps, "can't do $500 but I'll consider $600". Otherwise the buyer feels perhaps "hmm wow that was to quick and to easy" and might back out of the deal. Strictly my experience over many years.
- lessnonymous 14y agoOh, thanks. Now I get it. I think the problem was I missed that this was a reply to pg's acquiescence. It was several pages down by the time I read it so the joke was lost.