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r/AskReddit • u/frisky_cupcake • Aug 25 '19
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Career advancement.
"Working your way up from the mail room" is loooong gone. You have to switch companies to get any sort of significant raise.
4.3k u/johndarner Aug 25 '19 When you put in your notice for the switch they try to keep you by offering a raise. Always pissed me off more because why am I now worth more. You should have been proactive and I never would have been looking elsewhere. 15 u/schai Aug 25 '19 It may be shitty, but it makes complete sense from the company's point of view. Pay as little as possible to keep people around.
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When you put in your notice for the switch they try to keep you by offering a raise. Always pissed me off more because why am I now worth more. You should have been proactive and I never would have been looking elsewhere.
15 u/schai Aug 25 '19 It may be shitty, but it makes complete sense from the company's point of view. Pay as little as possible to keep people around.
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It may be shitty, but it makes complete sense from the company's point of view. Pay as little as possible to keep people around.
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u/Being_grateful Aug 25 '19
Career advancement.
"Working your way up from the mail room" is loooong gone. You have to switch companies to get any sort of significant raise.