It sounds like you should work on your negotiation skills. I'm willing to bet you do have leverage - and if you truly don't - why do you think you deserve as mu

It sounds like you should work on your negotiation skills. I'm willing to bet you do have leverage - and if you truly don't - why do you think you deserve as much money as someone who does? If they have more to offer then surely they should be paid more for being better qualified and able to offer more value to the company? > I feel like favoring negotiators favors people who don't care who they work for, and are most interested in money. Why not both? I love who I work for and would not leave to any other company that offered equivalent or even slightly better pay. Even if offered much superior pay, I would consult first with my company about a raise to match the offer given before making a decision to leave or not. If the company I am working for doesn't think I deserve the pay the other company does - chances are I'm going to choose the other company. Simply because being valued is nice. Not being valued or deemed "worth keeping" would make me think I am not wanted at my current company, making leaving for a company that does want me sound rather appealing.