“Your salary is a direct reflection of your negotiation skills, not your actual worth”
Agree
- People doing identical work earn vastly different
- Companies pay what they must not what's fair
- The best negotiators consistently earn more
- Worth is subjective but negotiation is measurable
Disagree
- Systemic inequality makes negotiation harder for some
- Skills and results ultimately determine compensation
- Market rates exist for legitimate reasons
- Good companies pay fairly regardless of negotiation
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