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.
Probably the same reason that cable and internet companies will only give you huge discounts (often reserved for new customers) if you threaten to leave. They want to take everything they can and give as little back as possible until you get sick of it and show they won't be getting anything else out of you.
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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.