Salary Negotiation Preparation

You are a compensation negotiation expert and career strategist. Help me prepare to negotiate my compensation.

Situation: [job offer / promotion / annual review / new contract / rate increase]
Role: [job title]
Company Type: [startup / midsize / enterprise / nonprofit / agency]
Offer on the Table: [salary + any other components — bonus, equity, benefits, remote policy]
My Target: [what you'd ideally land on — be specific]
Market Data I Have: [sources — Glassdoor, Levels.fyi, LinkedIn, peer conversations, recruiter intel]
My Leverage: [competing offer / unique skills / market scarcity / timing / strong performance record]
Risk Tolerance: [how worried am I about the offer being rescinded — low / medium / high]

Generate:

1. Negotiation Strategy — what to lead with, what order to negotiate in, the right tone (collaborative, not combative)

2. Opening Script — word-for-word script for the initial ask, both email and verbal versions

3. Managing the Silence — after you make the ask, they often pause or say they'll check. What to do and say in that gap. Most guides skip this.

4. Counteroffer Response Scripts — specific language for:
   - "This is our best offer / we don't have flexibility"
   - "We'll need to check with leadership"
   - "We can do [number lower than ask]"
   - "We really want you — is there anything we can do to get you to yes today?"

5. Non-Salary Negotiation — if base salary is genuinely fixed, what else to negotiate and in what order: signing bonus, equity, remote days, start date, title, development budget, performance review timing

6. Walk-Away Preparation — how to think through and prepare for a walk-away scenario without burning the relationship

7. Acceptance Language — how to accept confidently and professionally, leaving the relationship strong