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>Let's invert it - why should I just make my boss more money forever while I get the same cut? It sounds like you're assuming OP is getting a small cut. What i

>Let's invert it - why should I just make my boss more money forever while I get the same cut? It sounds like you're assuming OP is getting a small cut. What if his salary is generous and there's a profit sharing bonus pool every year? The idea that in every career one needs to be continuously promoted to new positions doesn't make a whole lot of sense in my opinion.

teach 3y ago
Nailed it. In fact, individual contributor salaries were public and constituted ~80% of the company's entire annual budget. Rent, utilities and all management salaries were contained in the remaining 20%.
- hobs 3y ago
  And how much was... profit? When you say budget that's not directly tied to the revenues of the company, that's just the amount they decide to spend this year.
  - teach 3y ago
    Ha, it was a non-profit, so... zero. We didn't sell anything so we didn't have any revenue.
hobs 3y ago
Well, then the OP is among one of the very few people that couldn't find a better job for the position. In my experience I have had 22 jobs in my life, half software, half not - every time I asked for a raise and even got a good one it was never more than 9% in a specific position, in moving positions I have received over 100% multiple times. There was no such thing as profit sharing, I was seriously underpaid many times. There was 401k matching at best, and anywhere that offered stock basically went bust or used means to ensure they never paid it. Ultimately I would love to stay somewhere that paid me well and treated me well, but getting both for a steady period is hard!