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I got a significant raise lately because I was a single point of failure.
by hathym 5y ago
I got a significant raise lately because I was a single point of failure.
- wyqydsyq 5y agoMeaning your employer now has all the more reason to replace you as soon as an opportunity presents itself
- hathym 5y agoThey can. But it would be very expensive to replace more than 20 years of domain experience.
- biztos 5y agoIt would probably be a lot more expensive to replace more than 20 years of domain experience immediately because you quit to go work at rand($FAANG).
- hathym 5y agoI agree, meanwhile they prefer giving me a raise than start looking for backup or replacement
- wyqydsyq 5y agoExactly this. If you are a single point of failure knowledge silo, the business sees you as a liability since if you decide to quit, their business is then screwed. This is why turning yourself into a silo is making yourself disposable - it gives the employer a very good reason to try and find an alternative to continuing their reliance on you.
- codeafin 5y agoThis also has happened to me multiple times. And to the comments saying the employer could "replace you any time" - most cases, they just don't know how to do so, or have the time and money to do so. This strange article teaches you to do your employer's job by making it easier to replace you.
- hathym 5y agoAgree, that's why I think the article was written by a manager that lost some key people and he is in big trouble.
- gregoriol 5y agoI was in this situation many times. You'll see the reality of it the day you leave: in a few days, maybe a month, you'll be forgotten there.
- hathym 5y agoWhen I leave, that corporation is no longer my problem :)