[kelnos]

There's also the pervasive attitude that people will stay because of the projects, culture, people, etc., and don't care so much about the money. That can be true to a certain extent[1], but I think the people who make salary-bump decisions think way too much of it.

[1] I suspect this is actually very true when an employee starts fresh at a new company, but, over time, the money (or lack of it) becomes more and more important.

[gaius]

I cringe when I hear people say they love programming so much they'd do it for free. It may be true but don't say it out loud!