Manager: How much? Employee: Enough to make me forget how replaceable you said I was. Manager: …Can you send me a number? Employee: You already sent me mine. Manager: What do you mean? Employee: You sent me a resignation letter. Employee: I’m just giving you the same energy you gave me. Manager: So you’re refusing to help? Employee: No. Employee: I’m available. Manager: When? Employee: Whenever the new contract says I’m worth your time. And for the first time, the manager realized the employee had never been the problem. The company had simply been paying too little for the one person holding everything together.