sincerity is best when it comes in full
Third round 5.30pm...
Me: Hi D, can we speak now or I'll come back tomorrow morning?
D: No no. Let's do it now.
He was the one who mentioned 2pm and yet I had to chase him at 5.30pm just because he couldn't care more to get all this sorted ASAP.
To cut the long story short, he promised that they can certainly give me the type of work I prefer doing. On the money side, $10k is all he could offer. Upon seeing my disinterested face, he went on saying that he could TRY harder to push it to $20k.
In my opinion, if you could, why didn't you TRY HARDER on your first attempt?
Trying to catch a fish with half the bait-size.
When you finally offer a full-size bait, the fish may have figured out your dirty tricks.
It just shows how cheapo the company is and how 'sincere' they are in showing their appreciation towards their staff.
The fact that I have been underpaid for who-knows-how-many-years, any extra money would just be a 'back-pay' than a pay rise.
Nevertheless, the conversation ended well, harmonious, and peaceful. I said I'll have a think about his offer (it's the company's offer to be exact, not quite to do with him) and get back to him tomorrow.
As I walked out of the room, a sense of liberation crawled over me. Decision was made.
I was thankful that he didn't offer a big deal which would render it hard for me to reject.
Thanks for indirectly guiding me to the exit.
It was a great 6 years.
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