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Best way of getting a decent payrise is to find somewhere else work.
by stuaxo 9y ago
Best way of getting a decent payrise is to find somewhere else work.
- falcolas 9y agoIndeed. But I'm reaching a point where I'd rather find a single employer that I can work with for more than two years. It's... harder than expected.
- scarface74 9y agoWhy? I've changed jobs 4 times in the last 9 years and make 65K more than I did then. On the other hand, I stayed at one job 9 years - seven years too long - and between bonuses being cut and small raises, I only made $7K more in year 9 than I made in year 2 and found my skills outdated. I vowed I would never make that mistake again.
- falcolas 9y agoAnother $15k or $20k isn't going to change my life. Having things I want to work on will. In my ideal world, I would have work I want to do and wouldn't care if my salary did anything more than keep up with inflation. I wouldn't have to keep my whiteboarding skills sharp, wouldn't have to keep learning how new company Z's politics are just as silly as company X and Y's. The fact that the money and titles are bothering me is the sign that the work isn't something I want to do.
- scarface74 9y agoThere are three reasons for me to leave a company - technology, environment, and money - in that order. Since I started on my mission in 2009 and left a company I had been at for 9 years, every job change was about all three. Now, I don't see my next job change as being about money. It's more about using the latest technology that will keep me relevant. But if a company is not willing to pay you market rates, it does tell you something about the company. But as I've moved up in my career, I've found that the only way to implement the technologies you care about is to both keep your presentation skills sharp and know how to play politics.