I'm in a awkward work situation, need advice
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- d_rek0
The situation you're in is not all that awkward and is rather common in competitive industries with shallow talent pools. Your current employer is looking out for their best interests by trying to retain you as an employee. Believe me when I say there is no personal attachment to you as a human being in this relationship. It's merely a matter of: Crap I don't want to hire someone else to fill this persons shoes cause that means i'll have to go through the laborious process of interviewing, 2nd interviews, reviewing portfolios, calling up previous employers, checking references... and that's all before a person gets hired. After they bring someone else on they still have to fill out paperwork, get that employee documented and on the books, sign them up for benefits, insurance, etc, train them, acclimate them to their way of doing things and heck... in 3-6 months they might have another productive member of their team.
That being said you were shopping around for a reason. If it took the threat of leaving to get a raise this time then what will it take to get a raise next time?
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