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If tech folk are as generally bad at negotiating as everybody here seems to agree, the best course would seem to be to simply get better at negotiating. Boom!
by theorique 14y ago
If tech folk are as generally bad at negotiating as everybody here seems to agree, the best course would seem to be to simply get better at negotiating.
Boom! Good idea. Tech people are generally super confident about their abilities to learn things fast. Negotiating is just another skill in your career tool-kit (and a very lucrative one, in my experience).
- bearmf 14y agoIf you would just think a little bit, you would realize that negotiation is not a technical skill.
- theorique 14y agoSometimes I do think a little bit. :) I didn't say it's a technical skill - but it is a human skill, that can be learned.
- bearmf 14y agoSorry for being rude, but I do not understand your reasoning. Yes, technical people often learn quickly - but only if they are interested in what they are learning and if it is reasonably "technical". A "technical" person might have hard time learning social skills that are easy for most people.
- theorique 14y agoThat's fair.