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Yep, this is what you have to do. I know a guy, smart developer, not even a college graduate who had dropped out of community college, who clawed his way from 60k to 150 in less than 6 years using similar tactics. You need a decent safety net, brass balls, and willingness to actually walk away of it doesn't go your way.

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No doubt. I actually stepped away, because the upward trajectory, means your performance has to match the pay. As said before in the thread, asking OVER the top - simply means HR finds your replacement faster. Appeasement is what started Hitler's demise. Those who do not learn from the past, will repeat the failures in the future. However, its like a skill of knowing the timing of things - how I got this far, myself.

> Appeasement is what started Hitler's demise.

Either you need more knowledge of history, or more caffeine this morning.

I think the dirty secret is that the 150k jobs aren't really always harder than the 60k jobs, and sometimes they even treat you better because your social status is greater

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