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by exolymph 1836 days ago
As a smaller-scale contractor I just tell people what I charge. If they're not willing to play ball* get to premium compensation, no deal. It's cliché but BATNA is everything.

*I'm willing to play ball too, e.g. for a staff position I might take extra vacation in lieu of more cash, tradeoffs like that. But basically I'm not gonna take on extra hassle without being incentivized — because I don't have to and don't want to, all there is to it