Why would you not expect to get diluted? If you are very lucky you might get offered the same terms as new investors. But why should you expect to get for free

Why would you not expect to get diluted? If you are very lucky you might get offered the same terms as new investors. But why should you expect to get for free what others had to pay for? If you want this, try to negotiate something as part of your compensation but it would be very, very unusual. Good luck!