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[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 27 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This is a problem that trickled out of some other vocations. The general consensus in my line of work for the better part of 15 years has been if you want a raise find a new job. It’s been really weird that places don’t want to keep institutional knowledge or are apparently willing to pay more for fresh faces.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's just another form of pinching pennies so hard the dollars slip through

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

Penny wise and pound foolish describes most of late stage capitalism