You can probably complete this famous phrase "... because you just might get it". Sometimes we get what we ask for and find out it wasn't really what we wanted after all, or that perhaps we should have been a bit more specific in our request. I'd like to share a story that illustrates that.
Once upon a time we had a person who practically begged to be promoted to supervisor. Much to the consternation of others who outranked him in seniority, he was. He also got what he said was his minimum pay rate. What he neglected to do was some in depth math before he gave this number. As an hourly employee he worked a lot of overtime. When you added his overtime pay to his base, he now makes LESS as a supervisor. And yes, he still working as many hours as before if not more. He's never complained that I've heard. Perhaps he's just happy to have the title and responsibility. In my book though, that and $1.10 will get you a drink from the vending machine.
Moral of the story: Take the time to put some thought into what you want. It's better to spend the time on the front end than to get what you want and find out it's not as great as you thought it would be.
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