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I'm putting together an article on the do's and don'ts when negotiating with a jerk. If you're okay with it, I may want to quote you, but will do so only with your explicit permission. In any case, many thanks for your help!  Mike

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* 1. Briefly describe a situation where the other person was being a jerk. I'd like to  know if you felt the person's behavior was a deliberate tactic or just part of his or her personality. It would be helpful also to know whether this was someone you knew or a stranger. Likewise, what social factors were in play? Were you the same age with similar status, or were their differences?

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* 2. How did you try to deal with this person's behavior? What worked well (I hope something you did helped at least a little) and what did not? With 20-20 hindsight what would advise a friend to do who's facing a similar situation?

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* 3. I won't quote you unless you're okay with it. No worries whatsoever, if you prefer I do not.

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* 4. This question is optional, but I'd appreciate your suggestions about negotiation topics and questions you'd like me to cover in upcoming Jazz of Negotiation posts. Thanks again! Mike

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