Current Events > So I'm in a really unique position at work where all my coworkers have quit

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Granted were a very small team of 3 people, but the other two have quit and are leaving this Friday. I work in education, although I would say its more akin to a glorified call center. They just offered my coworker a higher paycheck to stay, but Im assuming he said no, and they said to name his price. Im imagining Ill get the same treatment or similar, except I dont have plans to leave yet. I currently make $45,000 and Im planning on leaving within the next few months with no concrete date so extra money wouldnt hurt. This is also assuming they approach me at all since theyre not very transparent about turnovers.

What do yall think I can negotiate for as the sole remaining employee of my team? Theres a significant amount of work to pick up on for the two that are leaving and its undoubtedly falling to me, so I should at the very least be compensated for the extra work, and this is the most important month of the year as far as measurable go and they cant afford to lose me too.

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that's actually a decent position to find yourself in

you can definitely negotiate although be prepared that they might not offer you more money if this is a temporary situation and they'll hire people soon to pick up the workload

i think you'll have more influence if you're prepared to take on a bit more, like a leader/senior position in your team. and show that you're committed to staying for a long period of time and to help train the newer members, manage some of the workload, etc

these are just my thoughts. it might be a lot easier depending on your situation


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Interesting, yeah like I was prepared to offer that. The thing is they suck so bad at hiring people, the process can take at least a month and theres no feasible way they can train someone quickly enough to handle the projects that need to be done this month. So no matter what theyre stuck with me to handle their most important projects until after the storm.

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you can probably already negotiate pretty high solely on the "you need someone to show the new guys the ropes" theme. add in the extra work load and possible leader play, and you can keep driving up that number, i think.

also just depends on how stingy your company is. but you definitely hold all the cards here, don't be afraid to negotiate as high as you can, why not.

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Oooooh that makes giddy. Theyre not extremely stingy but Ive only been here for 4 months and they pay based on experience. So one of my coworkers whos had maybe 4 years of experience was getting paid upwards of 55-60K, from my understanding. I think Ill ask for 60 and see how they respond

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