@elite.recruiter: Loyalty is a virtue in personal relationships. In compensation it is an unrequited discount you give your employer. The pay gap between long term employees and new hires doing the same job is not malicious. It is structural. Budget cycles, compensation bands, and annual merit increases of 2 to 4% are designed to keep you comfortable enough to stay, not to keep you at market rate. LinkedIn data shows that people who switch jobs every two to three years make an average of 50% more over their careers than those who stay long term. That is not a reason to job hop. It is a reason to always know your number. Sign up for The Elite Edge here: https://vist.ly/5mkwk Find everything else linked in my bio. #salarynegotiation #corporatetruths #careeradvice #eliterecruiter #careerstrategy