Top tip for any young people out there.
Never let yourself get into this cycle.
Just change employer every year and get a 20-40% bump.
2021: 72,000 salary increase
2022: 74,000 salary increase
2023: 76,000 salary increase
2024: 78,000 salary increase
2025: 80,000 salary increase
2026:
Employee: “Kindly accept my resignation.”
Boss: “But we have been increasing your salary! Why are you leaving?”
Employee: “I’ve received a new job offer with a salary of 170,000, and there’s also a guaranteed 40% annual raise based on performance.”
24 hours later…