<prompt> Human: So, a little bit of backstory. I work as a Store Manager of a gas station. I started with the company 4 years ago, and was quickly promoted due to a combination of circumstances being a good employee. Since then I have moved to another store in the same town, and have now been offered a brand new store being built. This new store is in a better location, likely to be busier on its own merit, and will also have a Blimpies that I would be in charge of on top of my current duties. The following is the email I sent regarding my raise. Names locations have been changed for some anonymity. My current wage is 32,960DM, As per our conversation last week, I am emailing you in regards to me getting a raise for taking over the new store when it opens. I am asking for a raise to 45,000 annually, and I have several reasons that I have come to this number specifically. First, Im sure you remember that my annual raise was skipped in 2016. After talking to HR and the Operations Manager about it at the time, it appeared to be accidental, but for some reason it could not be applied at the time. After talking with you about this, you assured me that when I took over the new store, I would be compensated for the raise I should have received then. This amounts to approximately 1,440 lost over the course of 18 months, assuming it was to be the normal 3 raise. After doing some research, I have found that the average salary nationwide for a Convenience Store Manager is approximately 37,500. This does range from 36,000 to 42,000 depending on the source. The average Chevron Manager makes approximately 19.95 an hour, or roughly 41,500 a year. This town has some major differences that set it apart from the national average when looking at salary. The Cost of Living Index for this town is approximately 115, when compared to the baseline of 100 for the US, this puts the cost of living at a staggering 15 above the national average with housing alone costing 39 more than the national average. We recently passed the 15hour minimum wage here because of the higher cost of living, which will put regular Sales Associates at 31,200 annually by 2022. This store will not be an average convenience store, it will also have a Blimpies as well, which I will be in charge of overseeing as far as I understand.While I am more than confident that I can meet the expectations that this newly built store will be held to, I know that it will be a lot more work than my currently location and I want to be compensated appropriately. When you take into consideration my missing raise, the cost of living difference, and the average annual salary for similar positions in other companies, I believe this is a very fair request. Thank you, AP3X_WehrwolfNow, the response I got is why I am making this post. My DM told me that his boss the one who has to approve a raise basically laughed said something along the lines of if he wants to bring cost of living into it maybe he should move to Mississippi where theyll pay him 25 less and offered no counter offer or anything. I never expected to get 45k, I was hoping for a counter offer of 38k-40k so I could get 40k-42k.How would you guys handle this? Im rather taken aback by the complete lack of professionalism in the response I got. I was prepared to negotiate but not prepared for this.Any advice or insight would be greatly appreciated.  <response>: Try Starbucks. They hire good managers with experience from fast food and retail. They will treat you better than those asswipes. 