> 2. then get provably good at it. Still risky because the company will probably find someone else while you are getting provably good at it. Or they simply ma

> 2. then get provably good at it. Still risky because the company will probably find someone else while you are getting provably good at it. Or they simply may not like you for some other reason. > Now, if you've been with a company for 2~3+ years, you should be able to figure out what domain specific things will make you non-fungible A good start, but also you need the company to be able to afford the new rate. Also companies work hard every day to make sure that everyone is as fungible as possible. Playing politics may help make people perceive you as less fungible. The sort of plan I'd come up with (not an expert though) is try to find a very large company (or an industry) that routinely pays people this compensation to many people and figure out how to get that role. Google and finance spring to mind.