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I'd harden your mind a little bit. You're not some lowly supplicant "asking" for x, y or z. You are a skilled professional (hopefully). You REQUIRE or DEMAND r
by mml 11y ago
I'd harden your mind a little bit. You're not some lowly supplicant "asking" for x, y or z. You are a skilled professional (hopefully). You REQUIRE or DEMAND rates that befit your skill. If you go into a negotiation with the mindset of asking, you have already lost. Strange, but true.
- CyberFonic 11y agoI second this suggestion. It is your life, so you decide what price you want to put on the reduction on your freedom and flexibility. It might also help to understand the full ramifications of what you are being asked for. Unfortunately, I've seen retainer agreements come to grief because the terms and conditions were not sufficiently clearly spelt out. Many clients ask you to yield an inch and then take a whole mile. Very hard to push back on escalating demands when you haven't set limits clearly.
- CyberFonic 11y agoI second this suggestion. It is your life, so you decide what price you want to put on the reduction on your freedom and flexibility. It might also help to understand the full ramifications of what you are being asked for. Unfortunately, I've seen retainer agreements come to grief because the terms and conditions were not sufficiently clearly spelt out. Many clients ask you to yield an inch and then take a whole mile. Very hard to push back on escalating demands when you haven't set limits clearly.