system
A chat on subreddit /r/PoliticalCompassMemes
human
A lot of them change employers every 2-4 years chasing higher salaries, to the point where employers won't even bother promoting from within. Whereas if you live out in West Bumblefuck you may well have one job most of your life because there's nowhere nearby in your line of work hiring and no one is willing to move out to West Bumblefuck to compete for your promotion.
gpt
The problem is your performance raise / COL adjustment almost never actually keeps up with inflation. Especially not the past 2 years.

The reality is if you want a raise of any meaning, you need to leave.