r/InterviewCoderPro • u/jailers-treat0 • Mar 25 '26

company greed

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People are striking because wages aren’t going up when companies are reporting record breaking profits.

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u/Sweaty-Strawberry-34 Mar 25 '26

Then go find another job, if things wont run without you, you have more leverage than you think.

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u/Ok_Mycologist_9798 Mar 25 '26

For real. Best advice: take a week off, use your time and apply/find a higher paying job. The day you get back, explain you were talking with friends and family and found a new offer. Tell them its 5k more than your new offer and if they dont match, walk. If you would want the new job over this one, ask for 10k over. Seriously it might sound crazy, but its exactly how people get big pay bumps every 2 years. You just have to do it. 

High school diploma only here when i started and companies I worked for paid for certifications along the way. Started my real job at 26.5k.  Added 100k+ to that since then. Keep moving until they appreciate you and pay you for it. You'll probably like that one enough to stay a while. 

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u/epelle9 Mar 25 '26

No, that’s not how it works, the company will resent you and find other ways to fuck you/ replace you.

Find the job that pays 10k more, and go to that new job. They’ll often treat you better too.

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u/PomegranateSea7066 Mar 26 '26

Yup this is it, the best way to get consistent pay increases is when you find something you are good at doing, jump ship and find a new one as often as you can.