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Reddit Post Claims 1.5% Raise Cap Drove Lead Engineer to Quit for 10% Pay Increase

The episode illustrates how rigid raise caps can backfire on retention.

Overview

  • - The manager says the company limited annual increases to 1.5% with no room to negotiate despite solid performance.
  • - The engineer reportedly left without notice after calling the raise insulting and quickly accepted an offer about 10% higher.
  • - According to the post, a 3% bump — roughly $2,000, about Rs 1.8–1.84 lakh — would have convinced him to stay.
  • - The manager says the departing project lead takes critical know-how and custom workflows with him, leaving a “massive hole” in the team.
  • - Outlets note the account comes from user-generated content and has not been independently verified, while many commenters called a 1.5% increase a pay cut and supported the move.