Translate A Salary Negotiation Ask Into Confident, Non-Apologetic Language

You have drafted a message asking for more money and it is riddled with sorry and just wondering, because asking directly feels rude even when it is entirely reasonable. This removes the hedges and replaces the apologetic justifications with plain statements of your value, while keeping the tone warm rather than cold. For anyone about to send a negotiation message they have rewritten six times already.

You have drafted a message asking for a higher salary or a counter-offer: {NEGOTIATION_DRAFT}. Translate it into language that is confident and direct without becoming aggressive: remove hedging phrases like 'I was just wondering' or 'sorry to ask', replace justifications that sound like apologies with plain statements of your value, and keep the overall tone professional and warm. Keep the length close to the original.