<prompt> Human: Hello all!I have been working for a company in a very niche field for the past five or so years. Up until now, I have been working on a wage. Because of the nature of the work, I get a lot of overtime, so I didnt mind the money I was making. Going into one of our heaviest overtime portions of the year, my employer approached me to try to put me on a salary instead. Not only was the salary offer significantly less than I made last year, I also wouldnt have the opportunity to make overtime despite being expected to work the same hours Over 80 hours per week in some of our busier times of the year. My skillset is very, very niche and I find it hard to expect that they would be able to find one person to fill my role if I left. More likely, they would have to find three or four people to replace the work that I am doing for them. Considering they have been giving me a lot of praise for the work that I am doing for them lately, I am more than insulted that they would essentially offer me a pay cut.So my question is, how would you all advise I negotiate a higher salary? Frankly, I cant afford the salary they offered me and will have to leave the position if thats all they can do. I dont really have a way to gather information on how much other people make in my position considering how niche the skills are. How do I go about convincing them that they should be paying me more without these numbers? Any help would be greatly appreciated.  <response>: Okay, You said niche too many times to post on reddit and not expect a random redditor to ask what it is you actually do if its THAT niche... 