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Never understood why companies will refuse to give valuable employees reasonable raises but when turn around and pay an unproven new hire even more money to rep
by southphillyman 9y ago
Never understood why companies will refuse to give valuable employees reasonable raises but when turn around and pay an unproven new hire even more money to replace them. So you refuse to give me a 10% increase because "never negotiate with terrorists" but will gladly pay the 20% increase that I'm getting at my new job to my replacement (because that's the market).
Just seems so short sighted.
- Tomis02 9y agoBecause it's easy to say "the employee is just doing the job they're paid to do, why give them a raise?". Also, "we need to give an extra 20% to convince this person to come aboard, whereas we already own these employees".
- nojvek 9y agoSure, what about training costs for the new employee?
- Tomis02 9y agoIf that question somehow arises, management will probably say the new employee will pay for themselves very quickly by generating loads of value. There's always a rationalization available for justifying irrational decisions.