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0 pointsbrtkdotse1y ago0 comments

Negotiation start and stop with BATNA - Best Alternative To Negotiated Agreement.

The employers BATNA is they go to the pool of 35 other candidates. Yours is you go back to your job.

If your job hunting first when your sick to death of your job, your BATNA isn’t very strong.

If this is your only offer, your BATNA isn’t very strong.

If you’re one paycheck away from being out of the street, your BATNA isn’t very strong.

See where I’m going with this?

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ericmcer1y ago

Yeah this was always step 1 to negotiations as I learned it. The goal was always to try and schedule interviews so you could land multiple offers at one time. If you have 2-3 offers and an existing job your position is insanely strong.

If you are unemployed and this is your first offer in 3 months you cant really negotiate... just take it if it is a reasonable offer.

lotsofpulp1y ago

This comment reads the same to me replacing “BATNA” with “alternative”.

ffsm81y ago

Obviously, as the other letters of the acronym only describe what kind of alternative it is.

I think a better way to phrase your critique would be: "acronyms harm the flow of your text - they're best used sparingly"

hhdhdbdb1y ago

BATNA is kind of a dog whistle that this is a slighty hostile business deal. Hostile under the hood. Smiles and handshakes on the surface.

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lotsofpulp1y ago

I am struggling to come up with a sentence where using the acronym "BATNA" provides additional utility compared to just using "alternative" (or "option").

In seemingly all situations, a decision maker is considering their most preferred alternatives rather than their least preferred alternatives.

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brtkdotseOP1y ago

Sure. But it’s a domain specific term within negotiation that easily researchable if someone would want to learn more.

Just trying to be helpful :)

ttymck1y ago

> See where I’m going with this?

No. Could you elaborate?

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0 pointsbrtkdotse1y ago0 comments

Negotiation start and stop with BATNA - Best Alternative To Negotiated Agreement.

The employers BATNA is they go to the pool of 35 other candidates. Yours is you go back to your job.

If your job hunting first when your sick to death of your job, your BATNA isn’t very strong.

If this is your only offer, your BATNA isn’t very strong.

If you’re one paycheck away from being out of the street, your BATNA isn’t very strong.

See where I’m going with this?

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ericmcer1y ago

If you are unemployed and this is your first offer in 3 months you cant really negotiate... just take it if it is a reasonable offer.

lotsofpulp1y ago

This comment reads the same to me replacing “BATNA” with “alternative”.

ffsm81y ago

Obviously, as the other letters of the acronym only describe what kind of alternative it is.

I think a better way to phrase your critique would be: "acronyms harm the flow of your text - they're best used sparingly"

hhdhdbdb1y ago

BATNA is kind of a dog whistle that this is a slighty hostile business deal. Hostile under the hood. Smiles and handshakes on the surface.

1 more reply

lotsofpulp1y ago

I am struggling to come up with a sentence where using the acronym "BATNA" provides additional utility compared to just using "alternative" (or "option").

In seemingly all situations, a decision maker is considering their most preferred alternatives rather than their least preferred alternatives.

2 more replies

brtkdotseOP1y ago

Sure. But it’s a domain specific term within negotiation that easily researchable if someone would want to learn more.

Just trying to be helpful :)

ttymck1y ago

> See where I’m going with this?

No. Could you elaborate?

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