I take your point Secret, on both Ally McBeal, and seniority lists. All I am saying is that at this time whilst we don't want to create any unnecessary hard feeling, we do want to negotiate hard but fair.
Like a game of rugby really, be competitive on the field, but friends in the bar afterwards.
If you ask for the unreasonable you may just get what you want. But negotiations have to start somewhere and both parties have to feel that they have both won, a bit like married life.
Their will always be people who like stirring the !!!!!, tub thumping is a forte of some at BA.
But we are all aspirational, if the deal ain't right we can vote with our feet. I just wouldn't want to be responsible for negotiating, Pete did the right thing.
I don't suppose we could hire Brad!
Adios amigo.
p.s. How about a drinking contest for seniority?