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Jan 22, 2018
10:06:49am

Skeptical Optimist All-American

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Skeptical Optimist

Previous username: workindev
Bio page: Skeptical Optimist
Joined: Aug 2, 2006
Last login: Jun 6, 2024
Total posts: 79,964 (4,286 FO)

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Had an employee who is single with less than 10 years experience making $145k

Skeptical Optimist

1/22/18 9:48am

I have an employee who has one blue eye and one green eye and she asked for a raise.

CDV

1/22/18 9:54am

TNT has just one question

JohnnyComeLately

1/22/18 10:33am

Did you look her in both eyes as you did so, or just the colored one you prefer?

CougarThug

1/22/18 11:00am

What industry?

TNT

1/22/18 9:56am

I just lost a junior to mid-level developer to a $140k offer. She is 5 years out

HuskerCoug

1/22/18 9:56am

Companies need to stop daring their people to leave

Ulysses14

1/22/18 10:32am

this is exactly correct. Corporate structure doesn't allow for retention

Mayor of Cougartown

1/22/18 11:06am

Corporate pay structure is broken

1/22/18 12:19pm

Is there a married man with similar experience? How much does he make? Maybe she

cougaman

1/22/18 9:56am

That could be fine depending on how it's presented.

JuicyJam

1/22/18 9:59am

The CEO should absolutely care

donnerstag

1/22/18 10:00am

He did that analysis. That's why she won't be retained now.

Skeptical Optimist

1/22/18 10:09am

fair enough. she will probably leave and make more.

Deleted

1/22/18 10:11am

If they have any offices overseas, then it absolutely is taken into account as a

1/22/18 10:14am

bad HR practice and illegal in many places to take into account for comp purpose

bruincoug

1/22/18 12:01pm

Is she available? 🙂

mncstr

1/22/18 10:03am

RE: Is she available? 🙂

supertux

1/22/18 10:05am

Is she being paid market rate? Does her performance justify more money?

buffgato

1/22/18 10:03am

Yes, No

Skeptical Optimist

1/22/18 10:06am

I would never approach a CEO about a raise unless I had evidence

donnerstag

1/22/18 10:08am

Going to the CEO story

fan_byu

1/22/18 10:49am

The entitlement mentality is a huge turn off in business

donnerstag

1/22/18 10:57am

Execs can be just as entitled, they simply have more leverage

Ulysses14

1/22/18 11:02am

True. It's different when you have a hard to replace skillset

donnerstag

1/22/18 11:39am

Re: marital status. I wonder what percentage of professional women have drastic

rcbyufan

1/22/18 10:09am

I think dual income vs. single income changes your perspective quite a bit

buffgato

1/22/18 10:15am

I'm still unclear on why her being single is relevant - can you explain please?

kos

1/22/18 12:06pm

Are you okay with it being relevant to gov't regarding taxes? She's penalized

rcbyufan

1/22/18 12:14pm

Considering it will cost 3 times her salary to replace her...

bald man

1/22/18 4:44pm

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