After being strung along (he was lied to) for months he made a <i>totally justified</i> ultimatum to be paid what he&#x27;s worth or he&#x27;d go somewhere that would.<p>A manager who knows someone is worth it but would still rather let me go than pay market price for their labor (because he doesn&#x27;t like negotiating when he&#x27;s not in a position of absolute power) is probably doing so because he can&#x27;t man up and negotiate with someone his own size figuratively speaking. The stereotypical &quot;I&#x27;m not letting a woman tell me what to do.&quot; sort of insecurity&#x2F;attitude.<p>Employees have been &quot;on the bottom&quot; in the traditional work relationship for so long, it can seem &quot;unfair&quot; to employers to have to deal with employees on a more level playing field.