Being able to walk away is always the strongest position. At a previous company I fully intended to move across the country to be closer to family and try my ha

Being able to walk away is always the strongest position. At a previous company I fully intended to move across the country to be closer to family and try my hand at creating a business. Instead of just quitting, I was able to negotiate 75% pay for 75% time with no reduction in benefits and no COL adjustment (I was moving from a high-cost to a low-cost area). With the loss of state income-tax, my new take-home pay was almost the same.