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Originally Posted by MarchHare
Interesting. I've never worked at an employer or known anyone who has where that is the norm. I'm not sure I like that model. Most career advancement-minded people tend to stay 2-3 years at a position before moving on to something new (either by internal promotion or finding a new employer), so not having the "real" salary kick in until after 1-3 years seems punitive. I'd be pretty unhappy if I was being paid 25% below what my position is really worth just because I was new to the job.
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It's not that uncommon, though it's usually based on level of experience in the field, not at a specific employer. In my field junior employees tend to be paid relatively low (though it's improved a lot over the last few years) since a lot of their time is spent learning and they aren't really bringing in clients, and frankly are relatively easy to replace with a new grad if they leave. Once they become established and develop some expertise (usually at about 5 years experience) salary starts to take off.
