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Re:Ask HN: How to negotiate continuing to work remotely? by swiftcoder on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @04:08AM (#27127928)
Quiet a few highly-motivated tech employees interview even if they aren't looking to move. Many of my friends/colleagues took 1-2 interviews a year just to keep their interviewing skills sharp (interviewing is a skill that benefits from practice, just like anything else), and to keep an eye on how far their comp was above/below market.

You can't necessarily infer "is unhappy here" from "has an offer from another firm".

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Re:Ask HN: How to negotiate continuing to work remotely? by onion2k on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @05:43AM (#27128455)
You can't necessarily infer "is unhappy here" from "has an offer from another firm".

You absolutely can infer that if the person has come to you saying they're considering taking the offer. People don't consider offers from other companies unless there's a reason why they might want to leave where they are now.

Some people think an offer is leverage they can use to improve their current role, but really it's a signal that the person is already half out of the door and the company should say goodbye and start recruiting a replacement.

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Re:Ask HN: How to negotiate continuing to work remotely? by swiftcoder on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @04:11AM (#27127948)
Although if you take this strategy, it's also worth talking openly about it on the regular. That way your management wont go into panic mode when they hear you are interviewing, but they'll also be reminded regularly to adjust your comp to market levels ;)
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