I work in a quite small field, and in an even smaller specialty in that field. For the past 5 years I’ve been “in charge” of my specialty area at my workplace, but in October of last year I told my boss I’d had enough and wanted to step down from that responsibility (it’s very much not worth it). After over 6 months of not being able to find anyone qualified for my position they offered to double the compensation I get (about 300$/month, so 600$/month now), until they found someone else.
Now they’ve found someone willing to take over, however, she has about half of my experience and is going to need my help for a good while. My boss and I already have an agreement that I will be getting my double compensation for as long as I am training my coworker. I will get to keep my 300$ monthly compensation as it’s been added to my base salary but after training they’ll remove the extra 300$ I’ve been getting. Which is standard when someone steps down from extra responsibility, so technically that’s what I signed up for.
However, I have a very very rare set of skills and I’ve been doing this for over 10 years. My company has several locations throughout the country and as of right now I have the most experience in my specialty nationwide. So I have a very strong feeling that I’ll never be fully “free” of my responsibility.
Would it be reasonable to ask for the full 600$ to be added to my base salary? Or should I just accept that they’re following protocol? Any input is greatly appreciated!
PS. I’m not American so 600$ probably sounds like nothing but here it’s a significant amount. It’s more than my rent.