Negotiating the terms of your contract really depends on the nature of your work, the type of company, and what you have to offer compared to the other candidates, who might be willing to do the same standard of work for less. If you are a specialist in your field of work and have extensive experience, you may well be in a position to bargain. If, for example, you are trying to negotiate your waiter/waitress work contract, you may be politely shown the door if you ask for too much, for example, “I am planning to go to Ibiza with my mates for 2 weeks in July…”, which may be very inconvenient for most employers, as they may need you there in during that time. Likewise, if you are thinking about asking for higher pay, you may just be told that the other candidate got the job.