Every time someone brings up low pay, management says, “But we have great culture!”
And they’re right—our team is great. But culture doesn’t pay rent. It doesn’t make student loans disappear. It doesn’t buy groceries when inflation spikes. At some point, “we care about you” needs to come with numbers that prove it.
Would you take less pay for great culture, or does that tradeoff only go so far?

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Is it below market? Pay only increases when people are willing to leave over it. That’s how a free market works. Companies don’t pay people extra for fun

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If no company is willing to pay you more than you’re currently getting paid, then you’re not underpaid

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Culture is all the kids want these days - haven’t you heard!?!

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