Background: company that up until recently has paid us for operational support is now working on establishing the sama capability. They’ve been relying on us for this for roughly five years, but the agreement expired this summer.
The situation:
- My current job isn’t fun anymore
- I enjoy working with the systems that the poachers are using
- I’m objectively good at it
- I’d love to move over
So I was asked what my salary expectations/demands are to move over, where I’d be doing pretty much the same thing I do now. How much % raise should I aim for compared to what I have now?
UPDATE: I asked for my current salary + 10%, in addition to a few perks. Without the perks they’ll have to go higher than 10%.
In some countries (not sure about the US) its better to go for higher salary than perks because your retirement (pension) will be higher
I’m in the US, so in that context, it’s better to get perks. Most hr and management look at salary first and if they’re looking to cut costs, they look at salary, not that extra week of vacation. Pensions don’t really exist here.