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Re:Tech Salaries in 2022: Why the Six Figure Pay Makes Techi... by broast on Wednesday May 11, 2022 @10:56AM (#31340888)
But a company will not usually downward adjust your salary during years of deflation. I think there is some risk management involved.
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Re:Tech Salaries in 2022: Why the Six Figure Pay Makes Techi... by giantg2 on Wednesday May 11, 2022 @03:11PM (#31344416)
That would be a valid explaination if it checked out. However, real wages have declines for the past 50 years. We also see way more inflation than deflation.
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