Am I being Unreasonable with the raise Im asking for?
Ill start by saying Im in Canada. The cert in question is the BC Field Safety Representative, or FSR. The closest US equivalent would be the responsibilities of a US master electrician. It allows me to pull permits supervise regulated work, sign off on work, call for inspections, report incidents, and qualify for an electrical contractor licence.
So my company is nationwide, but our BC branch is pretty small, we only have a handful of techs between 3 cities. Our Project manager was the acting FSR, and he was let go for other reasons about a year ago. One of the lead techs in one of the other cities then became the acting FSR. He quit shortly after, he was offered a better job at a different company. So the company asked me to get my fsr since they need one to legally work. Did the class, passed the test, and am now certified, and they already used my number to renew their electrical contractor licence. Ive been with this company for 2 years now, with 8 years of experience in the field.
I asked them for a raise given my new cert and the responsibilities that come along with it, and the fact that ive been here 2 years and didnt receive a yearly raise last year (inflation based raises were part of my employment agreement). So I asked for a 14-19% raise. Inflation was around 4% over the last 2 years. And 10-15% for the fsr. I talked to some electricians I deal with and they've all said thats pretty standard for becoming the acting fsr. My manager came back with an offer of a 4% raise, which basically only covers inflation. Am I being unreasonable in pushing back and standing firm on my 14-19% ask?