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For as long as I can remember, the best way to get a salary increase/promotion is to find a job in another company. You might get lucky in the current job, but
by sharken 5y ago
For as long as I can remember, the best way to get a salary increase/promotion is to find a job in another company.
You might get lucky in the current job, but odds are against you.
- casralad 5y agoI've been a software developer for thirty years and every pay increase has been less than 3% unless I switch companies. It's their rules. I'm just playing the game.
- daveKoala 5y agoI struggled getting a pay rise without changing organisation until i hear the term "technical individual contributors". A bit of a lightbulb moment for me as i didn't want to go back into people management. I now use this term to set out what i have and what i can do for the project and how that has lead to greater success/value of a product. It also highlights to management what happens if i was to leave.
- ticviking 5y agoThis right here is the problem though. Unless you're so good that the company can't afford to pay you a fair share of the value you generate a rational firm ought to want to keep us working for them and feeling invested in their future instead of our own.