There is no list.

While I appreciate your remorse to see me go, there’s nothing I could put on this list that I haven’t already said I needed. There’s nothing I could put on this list that I haven’t already asked for, and was told yes, and nothing ever grew from it, or instead was flat out told No. There’s nothing I could put on this list that doesn’t come standard at any other workplace, without having to be begged for.

I realize that I have been an asset to this company, as my work ethic has never changed. It is however, the first time I have struggled to obtain the standard benefits that come with even being a subpar employee. How unfair that the only way I was able to gain standard benefits is to present an ultimatum. Now knowing that you have had the resources to treat me like a respected employee, but instead have chosen not to, stings.

I thank you for the previous pay raises I have received thus far, even though my starting pay rate was unfairly lower than the rest. I thank you for loaning me the money to fix my car when that starting pay rate wasn’t enough to afford car insurance. I thank you for listening to my previous lists of what I needed from an employer to stay within a company, even if it was just my words filling the air.

I thank you for everything you’ve provided thus far, however, there’s nothing I could put on this list that I haven’t already told you I needed to stay.