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Re:We Don't Have a Talent Shortage. We Have a Sucker Shortage by duxup on Saturday April 20, 2019 @09:16PM (#19709966)
5k... and god knows how much lost productivity. That's just penny wise and pound foolish... but also IMO a bad sign if that is how they make decisions.

After the housing bubble burst I decided it was time to buy a new house. I made an offer on a house and we went back and forth but we hit the ceiling I was willing to pay so we went our separate ways.

After the seller had an agreement with two other families fall through they called me 9 months later asking if I was interested. I went back to my first offer from the start and told them I'd close in two weeks. Deal was done.

Re:We Don't Have a Talent Shortage. We Have a Sucker Shortage by cannonedhamster on Sunday April 21, 2019 @07:24AM (#19711582)
Hell, I've literally asked for a non-pay title increase and been shot down before. I was doing significantly more than the job description and literally doubled my salary at the next place. I was not paid well and didn't realize my worth. Now I'm on the other end and despite 3 people accepting offers they all back out on the hire date for a reason no one seems to want to share. There's things I can fix, things I can't fix, and things I just plain don't know about.
Re:We Don't Have a Talent Shortage. We Have a Sucker Shortage by duxup on Sunday April 21, 2019 @04:11PM (#19714267)
Non pay title increase, that's like free to them... wtf.