Originally Posted by
speedbrakearmed
The best way to give up the upper hand is by discussing specific negotiations on any forum online including facebook. Nothing wrong with griping, but the issue starts when people start throwing out I want "xxx" and "xxx" as now the company knows exactly what we want and will use 1/4 of that as a starting point. All for complaining, but no specifics please!
The other bargaining chip is loading up the company with valid grievances. A lot of times it does force some change.