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Originally Posted by Rick Lee

Though in my second year when I was making nowhere near what I was told I'd be making if I was any good, and my boss always told me I was good, I threatened to leave when I had a better offer. I got an on the spot 50% raise retroactive to the first of that month and with my quota set in stone for the next 18 mos. That was a good deal.

Wow, impressive. Yeah, it seems as if most places are content to low-ball employee salary/compensation even for their best employees. Certainly goes a long way towards building loyalty, doesn't it?

Sadly, their response to you was basically an admission that they'd been screwing you for quite some time.