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		jbooth on July 23, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why Bad Jobs-or No Jobs-Happen to Good Workers Some people say "yes" straight away, some want to feel like they bargained for something. The 45-but-really-50 line works for both.

artmageddon on July 23, 2012 [–]

A lot of other offers I had gotten at the time didn't budge after the initial offer, and they hadn't been as good as the one I accepted. I do see your point, though.

jbooth on July 23, 2012 | [–]

Yeah, I wasn't saying that's always the case, but there's something about "45" that says "you can have 50 and feel like you drove a hard bargain".

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