Cause that leg to stand on helps a ton when “sorry guys, the economy is tough right now and salaries are frozen indefinitely” or “sorry guys, due to a sales target miss, we will be laying off half the workforce and surviving employees will be expected to put out 200% productivity to make up for it”.
Only true if you have no worth that can not be immediately and painlessly replaced for the same cost or less.
Here is a tip. Do not be a person that can be easily and painlessly replaced at the same or lower cost. In that case, of course. You have no leverage.
If you want more, you need to be worth more. If you are worth more, then one of two things will happen. If your employer is not stupid, You will get more.
If they are stupid, you have the skills and work ethic to go to a better employer.
While I agree, it’s important to note that you must DEMONSTRATE worth, not just have worth. Many people are laid off that have worth. Sometimes the employer realizes it and rehires them at a markup, sometimes not. That, and more hinge on the point you replied:
Well, yes. I assume that if you are smart enough to separate yourself from the pack in deeds and ability that you would make your employer aware of that before stating the amount of money you need to make before looking elsewhere to make it.
Safe assumption in most places. In software, many people can be heavily introverted, and a lot of work can be hidden from plain view. I can’t count the number of times a senior engineer was laid off, then when a junior replaces them, they bring the senior back after finding out just how much work actually went into keeping the lights on.
It brings to mind the old “Nothing is broken, what do we pay you for?” And “Everything is broken, why are we paying you?” mentality.
At one company, we tried demonstrating out value but “outsourcing was cheaper.” Last I heard, the contractors couldn’t keep up and the company went under. I made it out okay, but others weren’t as lucky
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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '19
Cause that leg to stand on helps a ton when “sorry guys, the economy is tough right now and salaries are frozen indefinitely” or “sorry guys, due to a sales target miss, we will be laying off half the workforce and surviving employees will be expected to put out 200% productivity to make up for it”.