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Re:Ask HN: Why is it easier to get a raise with a new job? by IMTDb on Thursday January 31, 2019 @05:23PM (#19049588)
The other option is that after some time you notice that you actually do not need a new hire. Or that the new hire matches the needed position more than the guy that left. Or that instead of a senior dev, you hire a junior one instead.

Everyone talks about the case where it would have been better to just give the raise to the existing employee, but there are TONS of situations where the company ends up winning instead, and those are never talked about.

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Re:Ask HN: Why is it easier to get a raise with a new job? by smileysteve on Thursday January 31, 2019 @11:44PM (#19051644)
In the situation with the jr dev, it works for 2-3 years, until they leave because they're not getting raises, and all of a sudden they realize that they don't know everything (a typical stage in becoming a mid-level) and now have nobody to learn from. Or, when they are getting older and realize they probably aren't long for the company because nobody has their family, values, lifestyle.
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