Client stories
What people remember after the session
Evidence here is specific: which consultation they booked, what felt awkward, and what changed in the reply they sent.
“We spent most of the ninety minutes on how to ask for three extra vacation days without sounding like I was rejecting the base salary. I got two days. Not perfect — still better than freezing and accepting the first number.”
“The contract review preparation flagged a secondary-employment clause that would have blocked my weekend teaching. HR softened it after one written question. I wish I had booked earlier in the week; the rush made me a bit terse on the call.”
“Offer letter assessment was enough. The bonus wording was too vague to negotiate until the full contract arrived, so we waited. That pause alone was worth the fee.”
“Follow-up support helped me draft a short email after a counter-offer that still sat below my floor. I declined politely. The session did not make the outcome easier emotionally, but it stopped me from accepting out of politeness.”
Extended story
Two offers, one commuting constraint
A client near Werne held competing offers: higher base pay with a long commute, and slightly lower pay with three remote days. Salary negotiation preparation mapped both packages onto weekly hours of travel and childcare cover.
The written brief listed a single preferred ask for each employer rather than a generic “please improve the package.” One employer moved on remote days; the other did not. The client chose the lower base with recoverable evenings — a trade-off they named clearly before either call.