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by nathan_long 4903 days ago
>> Your value just goes up too fast in this business for a single company to keep up with. Nobody gives 100% raises every other year, but the market as a whole seems to be quite happy to do exactly that.

A smart company would recognize this and, in fact, give those steep raises. After all, if you're worth $X to the market, you're probably worth more than $X to your current company, where you're already fully trained.