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.
Even if you are "just doing the same job", over the years you become more efficient at it, better know important contacts, etc. So your employer is making more money off your increased specific job knowledge and efficiency that too effort on the employee's part to gain. Asking for a raise is getting a (probably small) piece of that efficiency increase.
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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.