mastermind@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoWhat's the best advice you can give someone starting job in tech industry?message-squaremessage-square104fedilinkarrow-up1137arrow-down14
arrow-up1133arrow-down1message-squareWhat's the best advice you can give someone starting job in tech industry?mastermind@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square104fedilink
minus-squareskwerls@waveform.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoThis is extremely important. Your best raises and title changes will come from changing companies, not internally.
minus-squareAlternatePersonMan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·1 year agoAfter a number of years with my first company (a household name), I quit and got an 80% raise. Based on how quickly my new company accepted my salary request, I’m pretty sure I could have asked for more.
This is extremely important. Your best raises and title changes will come from changing companies, not internally.
After a number of years with my first company (a household name), I quit and got an 80% raise. Based on how quickly my new company accepted my salary request, I’m pretty sure I could have asked for more.