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Re:Employers bow to tech workers in hottest job market since... by skeeter2020 on Sunday August 01, 2021 @05:58PM (#28030485)
We just gave our devs relatively modest increases, and only one raised any objections and ended up with a more than a 15% increase. I worry about all those devs who won't say anything (why should they have to?) and will just go somewhere else for a 20% bump.
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Re:Employers bow to tech workers in hottest job market since... by crooked-v on Sunday August 01, 2021 @09:53PM (#28032109)
> why should they have to?

This has been one of the driving motivations behind literally every job change I've gone through since I started working in the software field.

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Re:Employers bow to tech workers in hottest job market since... by wyclif on Sunday August 01, 2021 @10:10PM (#28032184)
It's because experienced SWE's know that the easiest, most frictionless way to get a significant increase is to change jobs.
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Re:Employers bow to tech workers in hottest job market since... by designium on Sunday August 01, 2021 @10:53PM (#28032409)
This.
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Re:Employers bow to tech workers in hottest job market since... by blahyawnblah on Monday August 02, 2021 @01:46AM (#28033289)
You can get good raises by changing jobs. You can also get good raises by talking to your manager. Don't be passive about the income that you get.
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Re:Employers bow to tech workers in hottest job market since... by smorgusofborg on Monday August 02, 2021 @06:32AM (#28034926)
It's really better to push yourself to know the changes in hiring and be getting job offers every 2 years, taking one most of the time. The things you do internal to a company are mostly risks for eventually dropping out. I.e. you end up in a position you have never seen a cold interview for.
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