The biggest chip on the negotiation table is never your eloquence, but your confidence to "flip the table at any moment." Why do bosses dare to exploit you? It's not because you're not doing well, but because they are sure that besides here, you have nowhere else to go. They bet that you are carrying a mortgage, afraid of losing your job, and dare not leave. When you have no Plan B, you're not negotiating, you're begging. All your patience and endurance are seen as "justified" by the other party. Remember: true strength is not about loudness, but about having that ticket in your pocket that can take you elsewhere at any time. Only when you truly don't care about losing, do you genuinely hold the initiative to stay.