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My current employer doesn't give raises, for understandable reasons. The only way to get a pay raise is to get a promotion, or leave the company. I am given gr
by bovermyer 12y ago
My current employer doesn't give raises, for understandable reasons. The only way to get a pay raise is to get a promotion, or leave the company.
I am given great freedom to explore and learn, and my higher-ups are very willing to try new technologies and techniques if I suggest them. My peers are intelligent and have different areas of expertise, meaning I have plenty of learning opportunities and exposure to new ideas.
Would I change jobs if offered a higher salary? No, not unless the culture shift was also worth it.
I've hit that level of salary where increases are nice, but it's the other perks that make the job ideal. For those curious, it's $83,000 a year, in the Twin Cities region. I have nearly ten years of experience. I'm not a bad negotiator, and I know roughly what I'm worth (somewhere around $95-105k, for this geographic area).
Sometimes culture really does trump raw numbers.
- AdamTReineke 12y agoNot even to match inflation?
- fsk 12y agoThere is a point where it's a no-brainer to switch. For example, suppose you were offered 3X more for a job with a worse environment. If you kept your living expenses the same, you could save up the extra money and then, for each year worked in the lousy job, you could take 2 years off to do whatever you wanted.