Heres the thing, every company I have worked at that has been more willing to pay me more, has also respected me and the software development process more. When

Heres the thing, every company I have worked at that has been more willing to pay me more, has also respected me and the software development process more. When a company nickle and dimes on the salary/total cash/stock compensation they are providing a direct signal. It may be true that your company does treat employees well, but the majority of companies paying mediocre compensation treat their employees like mediocre people to be replaced on a whim.