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Got a 4% merit increase only so I decided to leave for a $50k pay rise.

I'm on 160k at the moment. Had no merit increase in 2021 because of Covid and got a 4% merit increase this year. Manager tried to make it sound good by saying lots of other companies aren't doing well at the moment. I tried to convince my manager that companies have been significantly increasing their base salaries this year in a competition for talent but he wasn't buying it. I said sure, and then decided to respond to some recruiters' messages. Landed a new job for 210k in a week. Fully remote too! Know your worth, folks, even if your manager is constantly gaslighting you.


I'm on 160k at the moment. Had no merit increase in 2021 because of Covid and got a 4% merit increase this year. Manager tried to make it sound good by saying lots of other companies aren't doing well at the moment. I tried to convince my manager that companies have been significantly increasing their base salaries this year in a competition for talent but he wasn't buying it.

I said sure, and then decided to respond to some recruiters' messages. Landed a new job for 210k in a week. Fully remote too!

Know your worth, folks, even if your manager is constantly gaslighting you.

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