> Should these folks get screwed over so you can get your negotiated high pay?
They’re not getting screwed over. They’re getting paid what they agreed to when they took the job, just like everyone else is.
They’re not getting screwed over. They’re getting paid what they agreed to when they took the job, just like everyone else is.
Leverage comes from alternatives to an agreement.
The asymmetry in negotiations is that in most circumstances, employees or candidates tend to have zero (remaining unemployed) or one (remaining at a job) alternatives.
People think they have more alternatives, but there's a huge difference between an alternative at an exact moment, and alternatives that are theoretical within days, weeks or months.
Employers have alternatives, even if they aren't great, right now. So you're not on an equal footing whether you are interviewing or talking to your current employer.
Not to mention, when you do have leverage, exploiting it to the hilt can poison or destroy a future relationship.
You're commenting as though this person somehow has proof of what they apparently do not want to know.