Sure, find out your worth, be realistic, then just sit down and have an honest conversation with your boss. Putting them in the position of thinking they have to offer you "stay money" without first having the decency to just sit down and have an honest talk with them is a slap in the face.
If your boss can't respect that, then they deserve to be blind-sided when you leave. But anyone who does what's suggested here is not someone I want to work with.
Sure, if your boss is insane, this might not go well, but if they're among the small minority where you genuinely fear for your livelihood just broaching the subject with them, then you probably already know everything you need to, and having to twist their arm to get what you want means you should probably be looking for a new position regardless.
I do agree with the "Almost 50% of them are wrong". If the business can routinely hire great people for less than "market", and keep them, then your sense of where the "market" is is off.
Putting them in the position of thinking they have to offer you "stay money" without first having the decency to just sit down and have an honest talk with them is a slap in the face.
As I said, you don't demand "stay money" from your boss first thing. You just tell him you feel you deserve $X and have the exact honest conversation you describe. That's step 2) of my plan.
You only mention competitive offers to your boss after he tries to lowball you. Without hitting the market, you'll never know if your boss is lowballing you and you'll also have no leverage for negotiation. That's step 3, if your boss didn't give you a satisfactory package.
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As a manager I would not recommend this.
Sure, find out your worth, be realistic, then just sit down and have an honest conversation with your boss. Putting them in the position of thinking they have to offer you "stay money" without first having the decency to just sit down and have an honest talk with them is a slap in the face.
If your boss can't respect that, then they deserve to be blind-sided when you leave. But anyone who does what's suggested here is not someone I want to work with.
Sure, if your boss is insane, this might not go well, but if they're among the small minority where you genuinely fear for your livelihood just broaching the subject with them, then you probably already know everything you need to, and having to twist their arm to get what you want means you should probably be looking for a new position regardless.
I do agree with the "Almost 50% of them are wrong". If the business can routinely hire great people for less than "market", and keep them, then your sense of where the "market" is is off.
Putting them in the position of thinking they have to offer you "stay money" without first having the decency to just sit down and have an honest talk with them is a slap in the face.
As I said, you don't demand "stay money" from your boss first thing. You just tell him you feel you deserve $X and have the exact honest conversation you describe. That's step 2) of my plan.
You only mention competitive offers to your boss after he tries to lowball you. Without hitting the market, you'll never know if your boss is lowballing you and you'll also have no leverage for negotiation. That's step 3, if your boss didn't give you a satisfactory package.