I would say that an engineer leaving can cost a company much more than the $60-70k you think the company would spend to keep them. You have to: 1) Hire a new pe

I would say that an engineer leaving can cost a company much more than the $60-70k you think the company would spend to keep them. You have to: 1) Hire a new person (this comes with costs!) 2) Train the new person (this takes time to do AND takes time away from the team for other tasks) 3) Pay the new person the going rate salary anyway