I found a role at my current company that is the same job as mine, just a different team with big accounts- which brings substantially more income for me.
I’m at 180k now and this role pays 230-250k! (According to the internal recruiter)
I’m over the moon exciting, ready to apply and interview knowing I’m well qualified.
I go through 4 interviews in 4 days the following week and the hiring manager calls me on Friday to verbally offer me the role!
I’m nearly in tears!
I then contact the recruiter to discuss where I’ll land in the 230-250k range ….he comes back and tells me that HR and the hiring manager feels that an 8% raise is what they’re going to offer me and that it’s “really good”!
I turn around and call the hiring manager back like WTF. She then tells me she wants someone that wants the job, not just the money….
Needless to say, I declined the job offer knowing that the workload would be nearly double and I’ve since gotten that 8% raise in my current role.