A Boring Dystopia

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$1 million starter home? It's the norm in 237 cities, according to Zillow (abc7.com)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Have you had raises at inflation rate?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Only way to achieve that is to leave for a higher paying job, or threaten to do so, credibly. Worked for me.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

That works if you have negotiating power (i.e. marketable, in demand skills). It's not an option for many people. For instance, I live in Arkansas where Tyson Foods is a major employer. They have poultry plants in small towns all over the place. Higher paying jobs don't exist in a lot of those places.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I offered to quit for 6 months to get out from a non compete since I am technically a contractor and that got me a new contract and a small raise... That was neat.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I seem to have stumbled upon an employer that actually values its employees, seeing how I keep getting raises that match inflation.

Granted, I left a different job for that initial 40% "raise" ...

We'll see how it pans out.