[Rick Lee]

I also lined up another job before I had this talk with my boss. In fact, I was positive he wouldn't be able to match what I was being offered even if he wanted to. I reminded him that he'd said I'd be making $XX in base + commission in the first year and hadn't come close, despite batting my quotas out of the park. And here was a place that wanted to start me at what this job said I'd be making in a year or so. Boss asked when I needed an answer by and I said by end of the day. Boom! 30% raise two hours later, retroactive to the first of that month with my word that I wouldn't leave in the next 18 mos. I took that like a hobo on a ham sandwich.