@Carnival-Boy said:
I don't agree that threatening to leave is necessarily a bad idea. I've never done it myself, but have seen it work well for colleagues. I've dropped subtle hints that I'm considering leaving, and that has worked out well for me. It all depends on how you do it, and how your employer reacts - no two situations are the same. But I've found that most employers will only give big pay rises if they believe their is a real risk they will lose you, and it doesn't do any harm to help them evaluate that risk.
Well it wouldn't necessarily be "Threatening" as much as unveiling the idea that there's a good chance that I'll have to walk out the door if the reimbursement for the work doesn't change. There are two staff members who received large "Stipends" for doing "Extra work" or finishing the work "Early". When in fact there is no staff member that comes close to the amount of hours we spend here in IT.
The same situation happened to a close friend of mine that worked here(Non-IT). She was great at what she did but they paid her on a part-time pay grade. She left and they immediately were forced to hire someone full time since no one would do the work for such a low number.