I don't see the confusion. They really do value your contribution, at $x, and if they can get you to do more contributing for the same $x then they will be muc

I don't see the confusion. They really do value your contribution, at $x, and if they can get you to do more contributing for the same $x then they will be much happier. If they didn't value your contribution they wouldn't want you to do more of it!