Try years. The hardest working people I've had as coworkers are the same ones getting shit raises and no promotions because they're "too valuable" to move out o

Try years. The hardest working people I've had as coworkers are the same ones getting shit raises and no promotions because they're "too valuable" to move out of the position they're in. Meanwhile I've left the company after a few years for massive pay increases and they get to figure out what they're going to do with their year after year pay decreases thanks to not getting raises above inflation. Your experience may differ and that's fine. In my experience having worked at numerous businesses from startup to enterprise it's all the same. Hiring budgets are always bigger than retention budgets. 1% raise vs 10%+ salary increase. I know which one I am going to pick.