<prompt> Human: Its a telemarketing position at a home improvement company. Ive done a similar job for a few years. Whats the best way to ask for the higher pay rate without sounding...rude.Assistant: Every new employee is a pain in the ass because they have to learn x, y, and z about the new job. You, having done a similar job for a few years will not have to learn some of these, maybe all of those. For that reason, you deserve to be paid at the upper end of the range. And if theyre offering you, they know this so they are going to say yes when you ask.edit: or theyre dipshits. Its always possible that theyre dipshits. But you cant control that so ask for the 18 bones.Human: Thats the thing. I fear that if I am given the 18 an hour rate, theyll expect me to perform like a slave.  <response>: So youd rather make the 15hr rate or slightly higher and not feel like a slave? Not sure I understand your question, then. 