Guys, I hope you are asking for/getting more than that.
The foolproof way to get a raise is to have another offer. Don't say: I have recruiters contacting me (everyone does). Just get a concrete offer. Then say you have an offer but really like it there, would they please meet it? If they don't, they don't value you GTFO. If they do, you get your raise. Win Win.
That's how I went from 80k to 180k over 5[0] years.
I've tried that approach a few times in the past. Invariable, I end really liking the company I talked to to get another offer, and just end up taking it!
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Guys, I hope you are asking for/getting more than that.
The foolproof way to get a raise is to have another offer. Don't say: I have recruiters contacting me (everyone does). Just get a concrete offer. Then say you have an offer but really like it there, would they please meet it? If they don't, they don't value you GTFO. If they do, you get your raise. Win Win.
That's how I went from 80k to 180k over 5[0] years.
[0] Edited from 4 to 5 coz time flies :)
Also a great way to be the first one let go after a bad quarter.
My personal experience has been different. I feel like that's just the risk averse part of you speaking.
If you value a dev, would you really let him go over a bad quarter for ~20-40k vs another one who isn't "as good"? I don't think so.
Of course, all bets are off if you are viewed as fungible. In that case your problem of asking/getting raises isn't the problem, it's a symptom.
I've tried that approach a few times in the past. Invariable, I end really liking the company I talked to to get another offer, and just end up taking it!
Haha. Yeah, often times it does feel like the grass is greener on the other side.
Which is why having an actual offer is great to bolster your asking number and your commitment to your current employer.
Either way, it's win win :)