By The Time You Give Them a Raise, They’re Already Out The Door

Re:By The Time You Give Them a Raise, They’re Already Out Th... by aragot on Tuesday February 18, 2014 @03:18AM (#7257000)

...And when you have the outside offer and talk about it, you shatter any remaining trust your bosses have in you, so you'd better take the offer.

I'm sorry for your story. I feel the same about the industry. When you're young, job hopping is pretty much the only way to get your value, and it will let you see many different places.

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Re:By The Time You Give Them a Raise, They’re Already Out Th... by borplk on Tuesday February 18, 2014 @03:45AM (#7257065)

   And when you have the outside offer and talk about it, you    shatter any remaining trust your bosses have in you, so you'd better take the offer.

This right there is the dilemma.

Does anyone have any solutions to it?

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Re:By The Time You Give Them a Raise, They’re Already Out Th... by gadders on Tuesday February 18, 2014 @04:38AM (#7257215)

Nope. I think the accepted wisdom is not to take a competing offer from a current employer.

99 times out of 100 they will resent having their hand forced, and you'll be first out of the door when they get a chance.

The solution is for management to not be cheap.

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