Re:The Software Engineer’s Guide to Negotiating a Raise
by boomzilla on Tuesday June 30, 2015 @10:03PM
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It depends on the size of the company. Once past a certain size, there is not much a manager, even at director level can do to give an employee a raise out of review time. The HR "partner" have a big rule book on compensation and the poor manager can only "slot" his/her reports into a predefined range. A startup does have more flexibility to adjust compensation.
Re:The Software Engineer’s Guide to Negotiating a Raise
by droopyEyelids on Wednesday July 01, 2015 @12:32AM
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HR doesn't actually run the business- they're actually there to serve the business needs.
You were 'let down easy' by whoever told you that. It's human civilization on planet Earth, everything actually is negotiable, and "my hands are tied" is just a negotiation strategy.
Re:The Software Engineer’s Guide to Negotiating a Raise
by nikatwork on Wednesday July 01, 2015 @12:02AM
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I've found that's often a BS management excuse to shift blame. If they really want to keep you, they'll find the money.
Re:The Software Engineer’s Guide to Negotiating a Raise
by roel_v on Wednesday July 01, 2015 @04:50AM
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Yeah, as someone who has (sort of) hid behind that excuse to shift the blame, let me tell you - that's an excuse people hide behind to shift the blame. It's like 'legal won't let me'. Bullshit, you don't care about it enough to ignore the advice that legal gave you. HR's role is to serve the business, not the other way around.
If I could give a professional hint to my former self it would be: the best employers are the ones who are comfortable making a deal -- paying what they need to pay to get it done, and trying to strike the best deal they can. Any hiccup on that road (notably: not paying / checks bouncing / salary negotiations where the numbers decrease at any point, even if it is due to a technical or paperwork error on their end) is a _very_ bad sign.