<prompt> Human: Ill try to keep this short. Im four years into my career as a Mechanical Engineer. After my first two years hating my job, I switched companies, and the company I work for now has put me through a two year Development Rotation Program. This is done to improve skillset, build networking, and give an overall appreciation for what our company can do, and give me exposure to several different engineering disciplines. There are several advantages to this program, both for myself, and for the company.Im graduating from the Rotation Program next week. The following week, I will sit down with and receive a formal offer letter from HR and my direct Manager.Ive always been told to ask for more, but is this always appropriate, and in this instance, how would I go about it tactfully that would prevent me from seeming ungrateful or greedy?To qualify: there have been several associates in the past who left the company after their Rotation due to the fact that it looked pretty impressive on their resume and they had a lot of better opportunities. I think my company realizes this, but cannot say for sure. It also cost the company a lot of money to put us through this program, training, and planning special events for us.I read through this advice but I dont really believe it applies to me as written.Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks for listening!TL;DR Im graduating from an entry-level Development Engineering Rotation Program within my company and am going to receive an offer letter. Is it appropriate to ask for more than they offer, and if so, what is the most tactful way I could go about it to ensure that we all feel good about the outcome?EditUpdate: As was requested by some individuals, Im providing a quick successful update. I technically completedgraduated from the Development Engineering Rotation Program on 13 July and just received my letter this morning. Apparently the hold up was my previous experience. I came into the company a level II, with the pay grade to match it. So, in the interest of not making other rotational engineers as well as level II engineers within the company who have been full-time contributing employees to their department for moons more than I, the diplomatic thing was to give me a 2 good faith increase.Was it entirely based on my contributionsdedication andor accomplishments within the first 2 years of my time here? I dont believe so. But once we get past the politics of it, the reality is: they made an effort and showed me that they value me, so Im happy. And on the plus side, this doesnt make me ineligible for my performance review in September, where I should be reflected a merit COL increase in January.Thanks for your advice, everyone!  <response>: Development Engineering Rotation Programheh, DERP 