Okay, but there has to be a downside, surely?

If you only have one offer, your skills are not in demand

They have to pay the guy who did my job more, basically. This is because companies don’t really give raises adequately, so the guy doing my job actually will ask for more or he simply won’t accept the offer

I simply get “raises” by switching companies to the highest bidder

Everyone has excuses for why they are not successful…

“I think I deserve more, but I accept less anyway”

Maybe you don’t deserve more

Wage theft is not merely being underpaid relative to the work you do. It’s actually not paying someone who worked