<prompt> Human: I hope this is the appropriate place to ask. Im trying to decide whats appropriate in my situation. I recently came back to work from maternity leave and my manager has thrown added responsibilities at me. Whereas I usually take care of one area its part of my title, I have now been assigned all areas that a team would usually take care of. Now, while there is not enough work to warrant hiring new people for each area, I do think I deserve, at a minimum, a title change to match my new responsibilities. My dilema is whether I should also ask for more money. Company isnt doing well and a handful of people got laid off last week. The pay difference from my position to the new title I want is easily 40k in my area - I am already under paid for my current position. Funny story about that. They promoted me and increased my salary by 10k without telling me beforehand. I just found out I got promoted during an all hands meeting when my name was up on the board. Looking back i see that was an easy way for them to keep me happy. It worked. Anyways back to my original question...Would it be appropriate to ask for anything more? Even 10k or 20k? Should I ask for exactly what that position pays? Or should I just get a new job? Getting at least that title change would put me in a whole new range of income if I were to apply for new jobs.  <response>: You said it at the end. Since the company isnt doing well ask for a title change, dont mention money and use it as a resume builder to get out. 