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We just gave our devs relatively modest increases, and only one raised any objections and ended up with a more than a 15% increase. I worry about all those devs who won't say anything (why should they have to?) and will just go somewhere else for a 20% bump.

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> why should they have to?

This has been one of the driving motivations behind literally every job change I've gone through since I started working in the software field.

It's because experienced SWE's know that the easiest, most frictionless way to get a significant increase is to change jobs.

This.

You can get good raises by changing jobs. You can also get good raises by talking to your manager. Don't be passive about the income that you get.

It's really better to push yourself to know the changes in hiring and be getting job offers every 2 years, taking one most of the time. The things you do internal to a company are mostly risks for eventually dropping out. I.e. you end up in a position you have never seen a cold interview for.

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