That's because the person you're replying to hasn't acknowledged the power imbalance between employer and employee. Likely because they're lucky enough to have

That's because the person you're replying to hasn't acknowledged the power imbalance between employer and employee. Likely because they're lucky enough to have had it always work out in their favour so far: > I have proposed take it or leave it remuneration increases (as well as other changes to working conditions, such as location) to employers on many occasions, and they’ve nearly always been accepted. I don't think they realize that somebody on a minimum wage job in the US doesn't have the same ability to bargain that they do on their tech salary. Or, perhaps worse, they do realise that, and believe it's just.