Negotiating or renegotiating your salary is, to say the least, a delicate dance. You want the folks that control the purse strings to show you the money, and if your workplace is like most, they'd rather keep it in their seemingly gold-lined coffers.
Your company might be willing to bend a little, but will avoid disclosing how much from the outset. You're worried about asking for too much, thus seeming presumptuous; but if you ask for too little, you may be selling yourself short.
But it doesn't mean it can't be done. With a little bit of preparation, advice from bosses and experts, and that old fallback, common sense, you'd be surprised to find income negotiation wiggle room where it might have seemed impossible.
eWEEK rounds up tips from pros about when to negotiate or renegotiate, how to prepare yourself, what to never do and even when to fold your cards. But, with good preparation, that should be a lot less likely.