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Similar situations arise constantly in the tech sector. If you stay with a company for a few years, you'll probably get surpassed in salary by new college grad

Similar situations arise constantly in the tech sector. If you stay with a company for a few years, you'll probably get surpassed in salary by new college grads depending on the market at the time. If you let it go too long before you bring it up, when you finally do, you'll get some BS about how they "can't" bump you up because they "can't" authorize that large of a salary bump. A purely BS, arbitrary, rule.

munk-a 5y ago
If you find yourself in a situation like that and want to remedy it then get a competing offer. If you're making 80k and sit down with your manager to talk about the possibility of leaving for a 120k position that you're clearly qualified for then a lot of companies will respond with a counter offer. It sucks but you often need to turn your employment rate into a bidding war. Oh - just FYI - be prepared to jump ship if you do this. Some people are manipulative assholes that react strongly and quickly to any employees standing up for themselves - and other companies are legitimately failing and can't afford the pay bump. In either case you're better off at the new shop. Having an actual job offer to another shop should give you the confidence to risk your current position.
- glouwbug 5y ago
  It's best to just go. Once you've accepted the counter offer you've already indicated to your superiors that you're ready to leave
  - wildrhythms 5y ago
    Use competing offers as leverage for as long as possible. You owe the company nothing.
    - glouwbug 5y ago
      You could accept the counter offer and then be replaced by someone who's willing to work for less (you might even have to train them before you're dismissed). It's just easier to take the new gig and get paid more with a clean political slate
  - munk-a 5y ago
    It really depends - sometimes the team I'm working for is worth the hairiness of negotiating the pay raise - other times it's nothing to write home about and jumping ship is easier.
t-writescode 5y ago
Then I guess you "can't" be bothered to keep working at that company. Pity.

munk-a 5y ago

If you find yourself in a situation like that and want to remedy it then get a competing offer. If you're making 80k and sit down with your manager to talk about the possibility of leaving for a 120k position that you're clearly qualified for then a lot of companies will respond with a counter offer. It sucks but you often need to turn your employment rate into a bidding war. Oh - just FYI - be prepared to jump ship if you do this. Some people are manipulative assholes that react strongly and quickly to any employees standing up for themselves - and other companies are legitimately failing and can't afford the pay bump. In either case you're better off at the new shop. Having an actual job offer to another shop should give you the confidence to risk your current position.

glouwbug 5y ago
It's best to just go. Once you've accepted the counter offer you've already indicated to your superiors that you're ready to leave
- wildrhythms 5y ago
  Use competing offers as leverage for as long as possible. You owe the company nothing.
  - glouwbug 5y ago
    You could accept the counter offer and then be replaced by someone who's willing to work for less (you might even have to train them before you're dismissed). It's just easier to take the new gig and get paid more with a clean political slate
- munk-a 5y ago
  It really depends - sometimes the team I'm working for is worth the hairiness of negotiating the pay raise - other times it's nothing to write home about and jumping ship is easier.

t-writescode 5y ago

Then I guess you "can't" be bothered to keep working at that company. Pity.