Giving my boss a heads up that I was gonna quit if things didn't change. Things didn't change, so I quit. They had almost no other technical staff so they called me asking to fix "just a couple little things". I quoted my rate at 300$ an hour, minimum 20 hours. They balked. Three days later my former boss calls me and agrees. I ended up billing 80 hours.
So weird how human nature works. The more I grow old, the more I see everything is a struggle/war/negotiation. I'm always looking for friendly high drive collaboration but it's so rarely the case.
My new place is much better :)