Of course it can be a tough feat to manage all your negotiations so that the job offers ripen at exactly the same time . Ruth Robbins , a five o'clock club coach in new york , recently had a client who worked in media audience development, who was talking to three different companies . One was a small, quirky magazine that didn't pay well, another was his old employer, who wanted him to return on an hourly basis , and the third was a large, well-paying publication