langfor5
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This needs to be stickied some where for everyone to remember.The ultimate negotiating power is not needing a job. Too many people look for work when they are...
A: Unemployed
B: Miserable in their current roles
This is why I always put my feelers out when I am HAPPY in my current role. If I start to get bites back that exceed my current title/pay then I strongly consider making a move elsewhere after sharing said info with my employer.
Always have options in place. When you are desperate you tend to make mistakes. Work the job don’t let the job work you.
You will always get more money, incentives, etc on the open market than you will in your existing role. Long gone are the days that the expectation is to work for the same company for 40 years. If you got the right skills and know how to sell yourself you will flourish in this current market.