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Re:Ask HN: How do I ask for a raise? by scarface74 on Monday April 01, 2019 @11:20AM (#19544218)
About every 2.5 to three years sound about right. But that only works up to a certain point.
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Re:Ask HN: How do I ask for a raise? by elbrian on Monday April 01, 2019 @01:27PM (#19545754)
When does it stop working?

I've been jumping ship every 2-3 years, for the past 15 years, and it's been working out well for me.

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Re:Ask HN: How do I ask for a raise? by scarface74 on Monday April 01, 2019 @01:31PM (#19545804)
As an individual contributor, there is a maximum amount companies are going to pay you based on the local market. A company in Dallas for instance isn’t going to pay you $200K as a software developer more than likely.
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Re:Ask HN: How do I ask for a raise? by ryandrake on Monday April 01, 2019 @03:00PM (#19546854)
This is a good answer. Jumping ship frequently works very well until you hit the plateau for your local market. I don’t have the data in front of me but my job changes early in my career netted me raises of sometimes 50% but each subsequent one increased less on a percentage basis. My last job change was +0%. There is definitely an invisible ceiling in effect.
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