02-01-2016, 02:52 PM
Individuals have little to no bargaining leverage when negotiating an employment contract in most situations. You aren't going to be able to negotiate significant changes or incentive bonuses or benefits to a company's standard offer for the position. Anyone who thinks differently either hasn't negotiated an individual contract or is naïve. My particular contract prohibits me from even discussing compensation with other employees which would allow me to use that information in a negotiation.