[yakak]

This seems like it relates a lot to the bizarre structure of hiring and salaries. You need to get any job and then any other employer will offer you a ~20% better one but no one will match inflation the next year let alone give you what they would offer if you worked somewhere else.

[sarchertech]

I was really impressed with my employer this review period. I got a 17% raise. Other people I talked to got similar raises.