“Everyone is doing it, why shouldn’t l?” –Unethical negotiation norms
You are a promising, fresh law graduate and have received a job offer at a prestigious law firm, due to start work in a week’s time.
You receive a phone call from a competitor who requested a meeting to discuss possibilities of joining them. During the meeting, the partners enquire of the remuneration package offered by their competitor and promised to match their offer. Knowing the importance of starting your career with the best possible first job, you contemplate whether you should inflate the initial offer to get a better deal…
Will you take this opportunity to misrepresent your initial offer to get a better remuneration package? Isn’t that all job seekers do?