I worked for IBM and we had a policy where you couldn't discuss salary with your peers. I had a long discussion with manager at the time where I asked the ques

I worked for IBM and we had a policy where you couldn't discuss salary with your peers. I had a long discussion with manager at the time where I asked the question: "How do I advance my financial career?". We concluded that being an external hire is the best way, and as such, pretty much meant if I wanted more money, get a job elsewhere. So in the end I did. It was the money that triggered it, but ultimately there were other factors, such as not being given the role I was promised, a miss communication about who would decide my promotion (my old or new department), and of course, being asked to accept a band promotion for no extra money. I also recall there being published market data you can get from HR which shows the average for your role, and I did notice I was way below average in compensation. I don't miss leaving one bit.