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> we had a team mate in the past who did exactly this

Did they die or move on to a better paying opportunity?

Likely the latter.

Far too many employers are used to high job competition allowing them to pay only pennies on the dollar for that work. The moment people ask for rational and reasonable wages, it’s suddenly “No OnE WaNtS tO wOrK” because they’re wanting champagne work output on a horse piss beer salary.

>they’re wanting champagne work output on a horse piss beer salary

Permission to steal this line?

In our case that's simply not true. The person I mentioned in the original post was the best paid developer in the company with a very competitive rate.

> was the best paid developer in the company with a very competitive rate

OK, so did they die or move on to a better paying opportunity?

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