Calchas

A friend of mine is slightly bored with his job but not wholly unhappy. He thought it was logical to ask for a substantial pay rise, so if his bosses declined it he would have a concrete reason to resign. As such I understand his requested pay rise was very high and was calculated to be totally outwith the budget assigned for his project.

To his immense irritation his bosses were so concerned by the rumours circulating that he had secured a better offer elsewhere they fell over themselves to raise his salary when given the chance.

He tells me (though gritted teeth at a Friday pub lunch) that he is on his fourth pay rise this year and no longer can resign in good conscience.

Don't underestimate yourself.