One of the reasons one would look for a new job is because one is dissatisfied with the salary one is currently getting.

One may have chosen to stay at the current under-paying job for a bit longer due to a number of reasons etc, like wishing to see some project completed to its natural conclusion rather than leave half-way etc etc. As well as a whole bunch of reasons not directly related to pay alone.

In such situations, if you give your payslip to the HR of the potential employer, they may apply simplistic rules like +5% or +10%
when you are expecting something like at least +30%, or more.

If you stay back at the current company, you'd probably get +5% anyway. So what's the point of moving?

Having said that, when you are relatively junior, there isn't much of a choice except to provide what potential employers want. When you get more senior, you can start to say "no".

That would be what a more senior person would do, whether MNC or no MNC - tell them to fly kite.

The junior/less experienced/insecure people would do what has been said here, ie that is "standard/normal practice", and give in.

But sorry, it's not "normal" practice at all.

This post has been edited by howszat: Sep 9 2010, 12:51 AM