<<Someone else on your/my/our behalf put in a lot of work to win these terms >>
Not in dispute and I am very grateful. However, the people who do that work actually enjoy doing it, otherwise they wouldn't do it, so I don't feel at all guilty at never having involved myself. If I had been a negotiator we'd probably still be using quill pens and earning 10 quid a week (exactly my first pay packet in ATC!).