Just relying on your hard work, diligence and loyalty to the company won’t do it. So here are a few tips from Dealbreaker:

1. You must–must!– have a wing-negotiator…

2. Consider walking in in a manner that conveys to them you have more important shit going on than your bonus negotiations … like entering in the middle of a phone conversation and giving them the “1 minute” sign.

3. Confidence. You’ve got to have it and you’ve got to show it. Opening lines such as “Listen up you motherfuckers, let me just cut right to the chase…

4. Demands. In addition to the cash and stock portion of your bonus, which you will get, have a list of things your employer needs to do for you on top of that…

5. Wrapping it up. You entered with intimidation, you leave with it, and on top of that, you grab the boss’s pen or whiteboard marker and you walk out with that too…

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Ok, so that migh be a bit much to take in so here’s a video to help you visualise.