At that spot, Matias mentioned that he was going to give me a twenty-three percent raise in order to keep my salary at top-of-market rate. I was so shocked I had to sit down next to the dim sum. I continued to have lots of success and felt I was very well paid. A year later, at annual salary review time, I wondered if I’d get another enormous raise. Matias surprised me again. This time he said, “Your performance has been excellent, and I’m delighted to have you on this team. The market for your position hasn’t changed much, so I’m not planning on giving you a raise this year.” That seemed fair
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