What to Do If Your Ultimatum Isn’t Met
Salvaging a negotiation when your request has backfired
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6 min readJun 25, 2019
Years ago, out of the blue, I got an email with great news: An online magazine wanted to hire me to write for them. I was a relatively new writer at the time, and this felt like a windfall — the work seemed fun, and I was looking for ways to build up my portfolio.