&quot;Being a shrewd negotiator is an absolutely critical skill in life, even if you don&#x27;t want the best-ever-salary. If you know how to negotiate the best-ever-salary, you can trade it in for things that do matter to you.&quot;<p>What if I am absolutely at peace with what I have? There are plenty other skills that I would put as more critical than negotiation. Its not an absolute.<p>&quot;Don&#x27;t want tons of money but want great work-life balance? You can turn part of that salary into more vacation time, more flexible working conditions (remote?), one day off every single week, more benefits, and other things that matter to you.&quot;<p>I want to make the same point as tetraodonpuffer. Its not easy to say I will work 50% less, give me 50% less salary.