> You're starting from the false assumption that everyone on the team is paid the same. It doesn’t matter. Even if they are different, one person getting a rai

> You're starting from the false assumption that everyone on the team is paid the same. It doesn’t matter. Even if they are different, one person getting a raise changes the relative dynamic. Maybe I was being paid more than this team member and now we’re the same, and maybe I still think I’m worth more. It elevates the basis of comparison. Also, to expand on my post, it creates the impression in the team that the way to get a raise is to get a competing offer. It says that person was being under paid. Maybe that means you are too? It’s just bad all round.