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iemanja

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7. If that job is still available

Reply to Norbert (Original post)

Mon Dec 29, 2025, 10:31 PM

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You could always apply, and if you get it. use the offer to get a retention raise. They won’t meet the salary, but they could well give you a wage bump.

And there is legitimate recruitment on LinkedIn. I was approached that way, but the job didn’t meet my salary expectations. A work colleague was given an offer that she used to get a retention raise. She told me a few months later, and I successfully applied for an equity raise.

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