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1. Go interview and get a competing offer. 2. "It's been a year since I've started working here and I'd like a raise to bring my salary in line with market r
by NonEUCitizen 14y ago
1. Go interview and get a competing offer.
2. "It's been a year since I've started working here and I'd like a raise to bring my salary in line with market rates, please." Note that #1 will give you a more accurate sense of market rates.
- bking 14y agoBase pay for engineers is around $55,000. I took the $45,000 because the economy sucks and I was scared about the job market. I should have negotiated better, but that is more or less my fault.
- dllthomas 14y agoAlso, the $10k could be said in part to be compensating them for the risk they took in taking you on, given their uncertainty about your abilities. That uncertainty should now be cleared up.
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