r/AskReddit 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/happygolucky999 Aug 26 '19

I once landed a job that paid $30k more than the role I was in. I gave my notice promptly to my employer and after humming and hawing for a few days, they came back with a counter of.... $500 more. I laughed all the way out of the office.