This happened years ago and I really didn’t share it much but my son in law thought it was funny.
I was employed as a programmer for a small company. In a way, I was a department of one which is a very dangerous thing for any company especially since I was remote.. But they had given me a programmer to train. As that progressed, there was a bit of turmoil about profits and I was afraid they might lay off the apprentice. So I had a chance to chat with the President and I said this:
”No matter how much this company needs me, I need this company less.”
That had the virtue of being true. I worked because it was a great bunch of people and the work was my idea of fun. But I didn’t need the money.
My statement had the desired effect. Not too long after that, they didn’t make som revenue goal and they laid off a few people and I was on that list. More importantly, my young apprentice was secure.