Technician Has Had Enough of Poor Working Conditions and Unfair Compensation, Sends Email Detailing List of Demands

For some reason, employers appear consistently willing to hire a new employee for a higher salary and better deal overall than they will ever budge to give to an existing employee, leaving the myth of loyalty to your company doing anything for you lurching in the wind. More and more often, people are taking to the internet to detail their troubles trying to get raises out of their employers, and Redditor u/willcalliv did just that when they sent this detailed list of demands to their employer knowing they had multiple other job offers on the table from other companies. This user posted the email to the popular subreddit r/antiwork, leading to a wide-ranging conversation in the comments about how employers treat employees vs. new hires and several users asking for updates on the original poster's situation.

u/willcalliv reported that they hadn't received a response from their current employer several hours after originally posting, but they said they had new work lined up regardless of the response to his original email — it sounds like this Redditor has grown pretty savvy to the more insidious side of their industry.

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Posted by Brad Dickson

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"I have finally put my foot down."

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"My skills are in high demand this year....."

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The list of demands

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"2022
Hey all,
My skills are in high demand this year, a quick search on indeed for technicians shows wages have risen significantly and companies are offering lots of benefit packages while urgently hiring.
To stay on this year I'd like
1. A vehicle with a working air conditioner
2. A 6.8% pay increase to match inflation then a #3.00 an hour raise
3. PTO
4. Paid Holidays
5. A work provided cell phone
6. Reimbursement for good work boots (saloman, redwing, or asolo) and work pants
7. A commitment to get me into Back flow Inspection training this year.
8. Work not to exceed 45 hour weeks
9. I am willing to finish out snow this season but do not want to in the future. The pay is not worth being out on dangerous roads at night.
Ive enjoyed what we've all built with maintenance this year and hope to continue to but need these needs met for my own personal growth."
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u/willcalliv (OP) explains that they have not had a response yet.

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OP explains that they have lined up another job elsewhere.

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3 better offers even!

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