It's amazing how these little things have a big impact on a negotiation. In fact, sometimes you can inadvertantly enter into a negotiation... Once I was calle

It's amazing how these little things have a big impact on a negotiation. In fact, sometimes you can inadvertantly enter into a negotiation... Once I was called into my boss' office, complimented on my work, and offered a salary raise. I was caught off guard (there was no big project that I recently completed or anything), but managed to contain my glee. In light of all the nice things my boss just said about me, I asked for a bit more then they were offering, negotiated a bit, and walked out with a nice deal. Later I found out that there was a rumor around the office that I must have been interviewing and that's why I had been coming in a little later and wearing fancy clothes. Really it was just that I had a new girlfriend who worked at a high-end clothing retailer (discount!), and lived a bit further out of town (thus coming in later).