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One advantage of this approach is your current employer will only give you what they're comfortable with when there is no threat of you leaving. Which is better
by Buttons840 13y ago
One advantage of this approach is your current employer will only give you what they're comfortable with when there is no threat of you leaving. Which is better than them offering you way more than they're comfortable with in the heat of the moment ("Oh noes, we HAVE to keep this guy.") and then later deciding they're unhappy with your compensations ("Wait, we're paying this guy too much.").
- vladimirralev 13y agoWell, that's one way to always keep your salary at the absolute minimum as an employee. This is the equivalent of the employee asking the employer to "Keep me posted when you can pay more, right buddy?". It's an unethical demand to keep yourself at disadvantage in negotiations. And those other jobs that pay more out of the box are more likely to give you a better career path with more benefits without having to confront them. Accounting for all the associated risks and stress in doing so..