There was a story here just a few days ago about Google employees interviewing at Facebook, despite having no intention of leaving, just as a wage negotiating tactic. Now let me just say that I have no problem with that, in "real life" you don't get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate.

I'm just saying that what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. Sometimes the wider economy favours the employee, sometimes it favours the employer, that's all.