ST Alpha - "I never understood matching. Doesn't it risk souring the relationship between the business and the employee? -- nm" (Reading a Post)

SlickerTalk
Search Archives
The Leaderboard
The FAQ

Login
Create Account

Search Dr. S. Talk
TT/ST Wiki
How Well Do You Know ...

RSS Feed

Hosting by DigitalOcean

Support ST on Ko-Fi

Down to Post

Backboards:

Posts: 161

In response to "My offer is actually better than I'd expected so I don't think that they can match it per policy" by Pocket Jones

I never understood matching. Doesn't it risk souring the relationship between the business and the employee? -- nm

Posted by Beryllium (aka grayman) Apr 12 '22, 20:04

(No message)

Responses:

Retention bonuses in my industry are insane right now. mid five figures and heard of one six figure retention. That’s bonus besides raise. -- nm - MDH Apr 12, 20:55
A fair number of people like their familiar job…they just want the money the new place offers. If the old job matches, stay. - Will Hunting Apr 12, 20:07 8
- Our office manager had carte Blanche to offer anyone leaving an 8% increase. No approval needed. - Pippy Apr 12, 20:14 7
  - Whenever I've worked up the energy to switch, it's either been to change career tracks (with little salary diff) or for a lot more than 8%... - Beryllium Apr 12, 20:20 2
    - The most important thing to me is the industry switch. The fact that my offer is legit sexy is icing. -- nm - Pocket Jones Apr 12, 20:22 1
      - Both at once? Incroyable! -- nm - Beryllium Apr 12, 20:23
  - That’s what I hate—instead of “matching,” just pay people what you should for the work they do. A “system” is never consistent, or fair -- nm - Flavorize Apr 12, 20:18 3
    - yep. when I resigned and my boss asked if there was anything they could do to change my mind I told her if they matched I'd quit anyway, and be angry. - mafic Apr 12, 20:47 1
      - This is what I'm going to have to deal with with the non-profit org whose board I sit on. Do we pay people their replacement cost now - TWuG Apr 12, 21:47
    - I've been asking for more money for two years. If they say "please stay, here is some cash," I still have to walk over back pay. - Pocket Jones Apr 12, 20:21

Post a message top

Replies are disabled on threads older than 7 days.