I had a conversation like this once at a large corporation where I worked: Them: "We want you to be the Global Head of X given how well you've done as the Regi

I had a conversation like this once at a large corporation where I worked: Them: "We want you to be the Global Head of X given how well you've done as the Regional Head" Me: "Great! Is there more money involved?" Them: "No, sorry. Budget is tight this year" Me: "Ok. How about having more people? Someone needs to replace me regionally while I do the Global role." Them: "Sorry, no additional head count this year." Me: "Ok. How about more title? I'm a VP and this sounds like Senior VP level." Them: "Sorry, Senior VP needs minimum 5 direct reports and you will only have 3." Me: "Then: no, I don't want the role" Them: "But why not??" I eventually did take the role farther down the line as I wanted a better title for the resume.