I know what i'm worth:

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Why it worked

This video likely resonated because it taps into a common workplace frustration: feeling undervalued and the desire for better compensation. The creator's directness and the relatable scenario of a salary negotiation, combined with the unexpected twist of having a competing offer, likely made it highly shareable.

Summary

A woman is negotiating her salary, initially told her raise request would be cut back. She then reveals she has a job offer for 15% more and threatens to resign unless her current company can match it.

Structure

1Negotiating a raise
2Company offers a small increase
3Creator reveals competing offer
4Company asks for counter-offer
5Creator demands a higher match

Product placement

Sprout: This is a job search platform that the creator uses to find job offers. It is seen as a logo and mentioned by name. Removing it would change the narrative of the video. The creator uses it to find a new job offer.

Original caption

absolutely not😂

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I know what i'm worth: there's really no easy way to say this but we're gonna have hello? 😭 cut back on your salary. Excuse me. I just wanted to actually listening erm ok.. but we do need to circle back on your request for a raise. Okay, sure. Yeah, so I took it back to the team and we're thinking make 2.5% work? is this a joke 😂 make 2.5% work? 2.5%? 2.5%? I kinda asked for 10 See, I told the team that's more of what you were looking for but unfortunately Brad and finance said we ofc he did 😳 to make that work. Okay, well then tell Brad he needs to figure something else out and I'd like to formally resign. Wait, what? I thought you Yeah, I was until happy here you guys keep playing in my face feeling that this was gonna happen. So I already started on sprout for jobs and I got an offer in hand for 15% more than what I'm currently making But we need you to take on our new client. They came to us because they wanted you specifically to manage their account. Is there anything that we can give you to make you stay? Can you do better than 15% on top of what I'm currently making? Give me a couple days to chat with the finance team and I'll try to match.

Transcript

there's really no easy way to say this but we're gonna have hello? 😭 cut back on your salary. Excuse me. I just wanted to actually listening erm ok.. but we do need to circle back on your request for a raise. Okay, sure. Yeah, so I took it back to the team and we're thinking make 2.5% work? is this a joke 😂 make 2.5% work? 2.5%? 2.5%? I kinda asked for 10 See, I told the team that's more of what you were looking for but unfortunately Brad and finance said we ofc he did 😳 to make that work. Okay, well then tell Brad he needs to figure something else out and I'd like to formally resign. Wait, what? I thought you Yeah, I was until happy here you guys keep playing in my face feeling that this was gonna happen. So I already started on sprout for jobs and I got an offer in hand for 15% more than what I'm currently making But we need you to take on our new client. They came to us because they wanted you specifically to manage their account. Is there anything that we can give you to make you stay? Can you do better than 15% on top of what I'm currently making? Give me a couple days to chat with the finance team and I'll try to match.