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> A frustrating feature of large silicon valley companies is that if you leave the company and come back later you will typically have better compensation than
by tharne 5y ago
> A frustrating feature of large silicon valley companies is that if you leave the company and come back later you will typically have better compensation than if you had stayed.
Unfortunately, that's true of almost all large companies. It's one of the dumbest polices out there, but virtually every big corporation does it.
- imtringued 5y agoThis basically means workers do not have any negotiating power by themselves. They only have negotiating power when they have a competing offer.
- HelixEndeavor 5y agoOr rather that negotiating power only has any teeth if they know you're serious.
- wil421 5y agoYup, the first company I worked for even had a name for them “retreads”. The VP of my Org was a former director hired back as a VP. It was a well known path to get a better job. Maybe I will be a retread one day but the other practices the company does leaves a very sour taste in my mouth.
- zoover2020 5y agoAka boomeranging