I have seen the same in FAANG. People who say they need/really want more money early will stick to the manager’s ear when comp planning season comes. I’ve had m

I have seen the same in FAANG. People who say they need/really want more money early will stick to the manager’s ear when comp planning season comes. I’ve had my biggest raise by simply printing out readily available stats for my cohort and indicating that comp is “important to me”. Sometimes it’s just simple low barrier things like everyone who says they want X can have it. It’s still much cheaper for the company to give X only to those that ask (opt-in) than to everyone. Negotiating is sometimes as easy as insisting that you aren’t worthless, and it’s one of the best effort-reward activities you can do. The thing that annoys me is that the same corporations that invest tons in their D&I image engage in these practices that have huge biases towards cultural and behavioral differences.