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changing jobs has ~0 risk. i can (and have) spent time job hunting while fulfilling my responsibilities to my employer. then i use the offer as leverage to get
by xj9 7y ago
changing jobs has ~0 risk. i can (and have) spent time job hunting while fulfilling my responsibilities to my employer. then i use the offer as leverage to get a raise and switch jobs if my current employer declines.
- JMTQp8lwXL 7y agoWhat are your odds your current employer will offer you a raise in response to an external offer? I know it's only business -- but doesn't damage working relationship with your manager if you were to get an external offer, then take a pay raise, instead of leaving? It'd make you appear as a flight risk.
- xj9 7y agocommunication is key. they should be aware of the market rate for their employees and adjust compensation accordingly, but i try to be very clear from the get go that i'm in it for the money and how i define my relationship with their organization. i also tend to decline non-monetary perks to drive it home that i am motivated primarily by compensation.
- madengr 7y agoI got a good promotion after threatening to leave. Then 2 years later got a retention bonus and 12% raise, without asking. They key is, you have to be willing to do it, and can only play that card once with your employer. I have been at the same place 23 years, and played that card at year 20.