True story. I was earning £50,000 in London ~ 6 years ago. I asked for a £10K raise after I'd been given more responsibilities and had taken up mentoring duties

True story. I was earning £50,000 in London ~ 6 years ago. I asked for a £10K raise after I'd been given more responsibilities and had taken up mentoring duties too. I was given a £5K bonus and told to wait until year end for a £5K salary rise. I wasn't satisfied but was informed that HR had overruled the dev manager. I was offered a lucrative contract as a freelancer, so I resigned. I was immediately offered £70K, another bonus and an improved benefits package, because HR has called my bluff and got it wrong. I walked. Never looked back. Process. It's a killer.