Oh dear. I get what he was trying (I hope) to say, but that is such a horrible way to put it. For reference - Netflix said it best in that masterpiece of an HR

Oh dear. I get what he was trying (I hope) to say, but that is such a horrible way to put it. For reference - Netflix said it best in that masterpiece of an HR document - a pay rise should never come up as a topic, because you should already be paying your people close to the top of what the market thinks they are worth .