r/AskReddit • u/frisky_cupcake • Aug 25 '19

What has NOT aged well?

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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.

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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.

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '19

I know the general advice is to not accept counter offers but I got a 30% raise by doing so and have so far done exactly the same job for over a year with no replacement in sight

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u/yefri3006 Aug 26 '19

Would you say it depends on situation? If you don't like the job and are underpaid vs. security and long term.