<prompt> Human: First post is here: So I laid out my case to HR explaining that they were way undervaluing the amount of work they were asking me to do and asked if there was anything else they could do. My HR rep called me I assume to avoid leaving a paper trail and said she thought the offer was bullshit too and they would not take it if they were me. They said they would talk to the HR director about it and see what could happen. I was forwarded an email chain from my boss which included her, my boss boss, and the HR rep all agreeing that I was right and this needed to be re-evaluated.Two weeks passed before they finished their analysis. No change. Apparently, their pay scales between my job and what they were trying to move me into were almost identical based on their market analysis, so they werent going to change anything.My boss talked to them some more before they agreed to an increase of 3.5, saying that was the absolute highest they would go. Still way lower than what I find reasonable. I asked my boss what their alternative was if I declined, and she told me there was none and we would just continue struggling as a department without any formal leadership.I work closely with the physicians associated with the department and consulted them with what they thought of it all. Only then did I find out that the medical director was the one behind the department restructure and told me he thought it was insulting they would offer me such low pay for how much work was expected. They went into a lot of details of exactly how unfair the deal I was being offered was, and said they didnt expect me to take anything short of a 20 increase. They told me they would be going to the HR director and all the way up to the CEO if need be because, as they phrased it, by them shortchanging me, they were not fulfilling their promise of providing the department with the resources needed to be functional.So, with this knowledge, I explained to my boss that I would not accept this offer and would like to return to performing the responsibilities as laid out in my job description, and asked that they not treat me as the interim supervisor anymore. Im keeping an eye on the local market in case things go south, but I have been reassured by many people in management that they saw this deal as completely unfair and it would not be held against me if I declined. Im not sure what will happen next, but will be sure to update the story further if need be. Regardless of all this, I still like my job here, so I would be perfectly happy if everything just went back to how it was and this ended up being the conclusion to my situation, but we shall see.TLDR: HR refused to budge on their pathetic offer. Management agrees Im being taken advantage of and that it was probably in my best interest to decline, with some telling me they are going to fight to get me an offer that was not entirely insulting. I declined the offer and said I would no longer be doing the extra supervisor-related work. To be continued maybe.Assistant: Good for you!! Way to do your homework and stand up for yourself. I can only imagine how many people in a similar scenario have been taken advantage of. Human: I just cant understand the reasoning of we are asking you to do a job that would cost us 70k benefits on its own, in ADDITION to the job you already do, but only want to pay you 2k more. A blind person can see through that bullshit.  <response>: Exactly. Way too many people just roll over when given that option so they can advance. My manager and his manager have both, over the past two years, had two additional roles tasks added to their own with no compensation increase, and they just roll with it because they love the company I guess. 