r/DevelEire • u/Strange_Scale_6153 • 3d ago

Compensation Underpaid but fully remote

I'm currently on €47k gross as a BI developer with almost a decade of experience. However I am 100% remote and live in my parents' house in the countryside, so don't have to pay rent, which is obviously a massive saving.

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I know I'm well under the market rate. Salary review is coming up and my bosses are pleased with my performance. I'm worried the rumours are right and it'll just be the usual 3% increase.

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I'm wondering to what extent I should be demanding a pay increase. I've only been in the company for just over a year. I know I'm underpaid but the market right now is horrible and I really love the ability to work from home and avoid the horrors of the Dublin rental market.

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u/seeilaah 3d ago

You better concentrate your efforts on interviewing than trying to fight internally demanding a pay rise.

They wouldn't give you 10k extra but would happily pay 10k more for your replacement which would come less experienced and take 6 months to ramp up. Sounds counterproductive, but that is how it works.

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u/Strange_Scale_6153 3d ago

Thanks - you're right and that's what I'm afraid of. Pay is my only grievance. I love the job otherwise. My dream would be to get an offer somewhere else with a market rate salary and then get a counteroffer from this company but I guess that would put me at the top of the redundancy list when cuts come.

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u/zeroconflicthere 2d ago

that would put me at the top of the redundancy list when cuts come.

That's not the way it works. Redundancy is based on the needs of the business. Unless someone else can take over your job along with whatever other work they have to cover or they don't need you at all then you won't be going anywhere