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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's the only way my partner has ever gotten a raise.

[–] moopet 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's not the only way I've got a raise. I also got a raise once by saying I was planning on leaving. But I guess that's pretty similar :)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

I always think of the raise at the threat of leaving in the following way:

  • They could afford you at the higher price but tried to not pay you what you're worth.
  • They now know that you're willing to leave and are less reliable. This can lead them to use the increase to look for a replacement with the time the raise has bought them.

Doing it collectively might be a bit of a different situation, though.