[rupert_murdaaa]

Yep, I'm in the same boat. I've left two jobs over the past 3 years and have gotten a +25% "raise" both times, as well as a jump in job titles.

After seeing how difficult it is at any company with an HR department to approve raises or approve title changes, I'm not even going to bother in the future with trying to do that. Do a good job somewhere for 1-2 years, accept offer at new company, rinse, repeat.

[byoung2]

Big companies seem to have it written in their DNA that 3-5% is a standard raise, and 10% is the theoretical maximum anyone could ever get. I've made it a mission to prove them wrong, even if it means switching companies every other year on average. The idea was to get all my raises upfront, instead of spread over 40 years.