Software Developers: how to get a raise without changing jobs
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Software Developers: how to get a raise without changing jobs
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Re: Software Developers: how to get a raise without changing jobs
#2Saw this set of polls from @zedshaw on twitter and had JUST read this article. Seems relevant. https://twitter.com/zedshaw/status/795687259861172224
Re: Software Developers: how to get a raise without changing jobs
#3Saw this set of polls from @zedshaw on twitter and had JUST read this article. Seems relevant. https://twitter.com/zedshaw/status/795687259861172224
Wow. That poll seems to indicate the only way most folks get a raise is by quitting their job and getting a different one. :(
Re: Software Developers: how to get a raise without changing jobs
#4Saw this set of polls from @zedshaw on twitter and had JUST read this article. Seems relevant. https://twitter.com/zedshaw/status/795687259861172224
Wow. That poll seems to indicate the only way most folks get a raise is by quitting their job and getting a different one. :(
That sounds right. The link in the OP outlines a pretty solid plan; that's pretty much the way I used to get raises as a corporate dev.
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#5If only things were so easy. Our department gets allocated $XX,XXX each year for raises. My boss has to split that among eight people. If I were to get a 5% bump like OP recommends, other people would get nothing.
Sounds like typical D-grade manager motivation. "Everyone work yourself to death and I might throw you a bone after one year!" I'd rather give up that 5% to have a sane work-life balance.
It's common knowledge that you must quit to increase your salary. It seems like a stupid practice for companies to follow, but it must make sense economically or they wouldn't do it.
Re: Software Developers: how to get a raise without changing jobs
#6Saw this set of polls from @zedshaw on twitter and had JUST read this article. Seems relevant. https://twitter.com/zedshaw/status/795687259861172224
Wow. That poll seems to indicate the only way most folks get a raise is by quitting their job and getting a different one. :(
Makes sense. At the macro level, the way you see gains in the economy is when you redeploy resources.
At the micro level, the way you redeploy resources is by using your two feet. :)
Re: Software Developers: how to get a raise without changing jobs
#7If only things were so easy. Our department gets allocated $XX,XXX each year for raises. My boss has to split that among eight people. If I were to get a 5% bump like OP recommends, other people would get nothing. Sounds like typical D-grade manager motivation. "Everyone work yourself to death and I might throw you a bone after one year!" I'd rather give up that 5% to have a sane work-life balance. It's common knowle…
Don't assume it makes sense just because the majority are doing it.
Re: Software Developers: how to get a raise without changing jobs
#8If only things were so easy. Our department gets allocated $XX,XXX each year for raises. My boss has to split that among eight people. If I were to get a 5% bump like OP recommends, other people would get nothing. Sounds like typical D-grade manager motivation. "Everyone work yourself to death and I might throw you a bone after one year!" I'd rather give up that 5% to have a sane work-life balance. It's common knowle…
What happens if your boss goes to their boss and says, "Hey, one of my employees is planning to jump ship for salary reasons, can we do anything here?"
Re: Software Developers: how to get a raise without changing jobs
#9If only things were so easy. Our department gets allocated $XX,XXX each year for raises. My boss has to split that among eight people. If I were to get a 5% bump like OP recommends, other people would get nothing. Sounds like typical D-grade manager motivation. "Everyone work yourself to death and I might throw you a bone after one year!" I'd rather give up that 5% to have a sane work-life balance. It's common knowle…
That surely sounds like a negotiation tactic was played on you. "I cant give you a raise without taking it from someone else" or "It's out of my hands" are cut and dry sales tactics.
I am a bit pejorative to that tactic because if answered correctly, it actually harms the salesman: proclaiming you cant give X salaries means that they dont respect market rates and thus an employee is incentivized to leave to someone that does. Their inability to give raises is a showing of weakness not of strength.
Re: Software Developers: how to get a raise without changing jobs
#10You should always approach the negotiations with an upper hand - an offer from somewhere else.
If it doesn't go well, just move.