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Originally Posted by Backbeach Jake
I'd love to be paid better for what I do and so would everyone else. Everyone wants to do better. More power to Damon.
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Well said. Do I like the fact that Damon is no longer leading off for the Sox? Of course not. Do I like the fact that he's now leading off for the Evil Empire? HELL no.
But the position of "...how much do they need...?", etc, just doesn't make sense to me. What Damon ended up with was basically a 30% increase over what he would have gotten had he stayed.
I know that if I was with Company X for a given amount of time, earning a decent wage, was happy there, had made some good friends, etc, and then Company Y came along and offered me 30% more pay, I'd be gone in a heartbeat. In fact, I've done exactly that at least twice that I can think of.
On the flip side of that, it's only fair to mention that both times I did it, I second guessed myself wondering if it was worth giving up the things I gave up for the extra money. In the end, the money always won out. Unfortunately, GMAC will not accept testimonials from my good friends at work in lieu of payment on the 2 new trucks I bought.
