--- title: "Negotiation Articles | Metaintro" canonical: "https://www.metaintro.com/blog/tag/negotiation" language: "en" author: "Metaintro" --- [Back to Blog](/blog) # Negotiation 44 posts [![Car bodies moving along an assembly line with orange welding robots](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/volkswagen-pay-freeze-2030-660000-employees-hero.jpg) News ### Many of Volkswagen's 660,000 Workers Could Face a Pay Freeze Until 2030, Works Council Says IG Metall says Volkswagen told HR chiefs worldwide to plan no pay rises until 2030 for about 660,000 staff. VW won't comment on speculation. What to know. October 20, 2026Read Article](/blog/volkswagen-pay-freeze-2030-660000-employees) [![A woman seen from behind at a kitchen table looking at a bar chart on her laptop](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/how-to-address-pay-inequity-with-a-higher-paid-coworker-hero.jpg) Salary ### How to Address Pay Inequity When a Coworker Earns More Than You WTW data reported by SHRM puts the actual 2026 U.S. salary increase budget at 3.5%. Here is how to raise a pay gap with your manager when a coworker earns more. October 19, 2026Read Article](/blog/how-to-address-pay-inequity-with-a-higher-paid-coworker) [![A sunny meeting-room table with a folded sheet of paper and a pen between two chairs](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/should-you-accept-a-counter-offer-from-your-current-employer-hero.jpg) Negotiation ### Should You Accept a Counter-Offer From Your Current Employer and What It Means for Your Career Nearly one-third of employees in a 2026 Workday survey expect to look outside. Learn when a counter-offer is worth taking and when it only delays your exit. October 19, 2026Read Article](/blog/should-you-accept-a-counter-offer-from-your-current-employer) [![A young man seen from behind with a phone in hand, standing between two glass office towers](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/how-to-handle-a-competing-job-offer-while-currently-employed-hero.jpg) Negotiation ### How to Handle a Competing Job Offer While Currently Employed Nearly one-third of workers in Workday's 2026 report may look for a new job in the next 12 months. Here is how to handle a competing offer while employed. October 19, 2026Read Article](/blog/how-to-handle-a-competing-job-offer-while-currently-employed) [![A woman seen from behind on a sunny city balcony on a phone call, a laptop and coffee on the table beside her](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/how-to-counter-a-lowball-salary-offer-hero.jpg) Salary ### How to Counter a Lowball Salary Offer Without Losing the Job As of 2026, 18 states and Washington, D.C., require employers to include salary ranges in job advertisements. Use that range to counter a lowball offer. October 19, 2026Read Article](/blog/how-to-counter-a-lowball-salary-offer) [![Two stacks of US dollar bills beside a blank offer letter and a pen on a wooden table](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/what-to-do-when-a-job-offer-is-far-below-the-posted-salary-range-hero.jpg) Salary ### What to Do When a Job Offer Is Far Below the Posted Salary Range As of 2026, employers in 18 states and Washington, D.C., must post pay ranges. Here is what to do when your offer lands far below the advertised band. October 19, 2026Read Article](/blog/what-to-do-when-a-job-offer-is-far-below-the-posted-salary-range) [![Two different modern office building entrances facing each other across a sunny stone plaza](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/should-you-mention-another-job-offer-during-interviews-hero.jpg) Career ### Should You Mention Another Job Offer During Interviews and When It Helps You 48% of applicants in a Criteria survey were ignored by employers in 2025. Learn when to mention another job offer in an interview and exactly how to say it. October 19, 2026Read Article](/blog/should-you-mention-another-job-offer-during-interviews) [![An employee seen from behind walking down a sunlit office corridor toward a manager's glass office holding a folder](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/how-to-negotiate-a-raise-after-a-title-change-without-a-pay-increase-hero.jpg) Career ### How to Negotiate a Raise After a Title Change Without a Pay Increase A WTW survey of U.S. companies expects 2027 salary budgets to average 3.4%. Here is how to ask for more pay when your new title came with no raise at all. October 19, 2026Read Article](/blog/how-to-negotiate-a-raise-after-a-title-change-without-a-pay-increase) [![An empty desk with a new-hire laptop and headphones beside a monitor showing chatbot speech bubbles and cartoon characters](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/final-10615.jpg) News ### Disney Plans About $180 Million Over Three Years for Roughly 65 Character.ai Staff It Hired Disney estimates about $180 million in pay and retention over three years for roughly 65 Character.ai staff, plus $20 million it offers for a code licence. October 14, 2026Read Article](/blog/disney-180-million-pay-65-character-ai-staff) [![A bank employee seen from behind serving a customer at the counter of a bright bank branch](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/final-10573.jpg) News ### Lowest-Paid Commonwealth Bank Staff Could Get 13% Over Three Years in a Deal That Would Add an AI Committee Commonwealth Bank's Tier 1 unpackaged staff could get 13% over three years in an in-principle deal that still needs a staff vote. Here is who gets what. October 13, 2026Read Article](/blog/commonwealth-bank-13-percent-pay-rise-three-years-ai-committee) [![Workers in different job uniforms, including a nurse, chefs and a hi-vis worker, crossing a sunny city street](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/10501.jpg) Guide ### Salary by Job 2026, What Every Major Occupation Pays The US median wage for all occupations was $50,980 in May 2025. See what every major job family pays, which jobs pay the most and how to negotiate yours. October 10, 2026Read Article](/blog/salary-by-job-what-every-major-occupation-pays-2026) [![Adult professionals seen from behind attending a workshop in a bright training room](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:400:224/q:85/plain/images/final-10472.jpg) News ### What Job Seekers Should Know as 72% of Managers Are Increasing Pay for Relevant AI Skills 72% of managers are increasing pay for relevant AI skills in Robert Half's 2027 Salary Guide. See which roles gain most and how to use AI skills in an offer. October 6, 2026Read Article](/blog/robert-half-2027-salary-guide-ai-skills-pay) [View All Blog Posts](/blog/p/1) [Return to navigation](#main-navigation)