INTPness
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I'm negotiating salary with a prospective employer. Having met him a few times now, I can see he is ENTJ. He offered x, I counter-offered with y (plus a small incentive). He then came back and said, "x is the absolute highest that HR will allow me to go. The organization has recently hired 2 individuals that will be doing the same work you will be doing and they have at least as much experience as you, if not more. That is HR's justification. But I will personally throw in the small incentive out of my own operating budget. So, I can offer you x plus the incentive, but not y."
Questions: my gut tells me to say, "I can't do it for x. I need a little bit more than x. I can accept if you can't pay me y, but I need more than x (the gap between x and y is roughly a 17% difference)." I think he is playing hardball and putting me to a decision - he's saying, "last offer buddy."
I want to call what I believe to be a bluff, but then there's the chance I won't get called back.
a) For those of you who have negotiation skills, what are your thoughts here?
b) Would ENTJ's be more prone to respect you more if you played hardball back and showed that you were willing to walk away on principle?
Questions: my gut tells me to say, "I can't do it for x. I need a little bit more than x. I can accept if you can't pay me y, but I need more than x (the gap between x and y is roughly a 17% difference)." I think he is playing hardball and putting me to a decision - he's saying, "last offer buddy."
I want to call what I believe to be a bluff, but then there's the chance I won't get called back.
a) For those of you who have negotiation skills, what are your thoughts here?
b) Would ENTJ's be more prone to respect you more if you played hardball back and showed that you were willing to walk away on principle?