Comment Comment by coldtea >1. If the employee is only motivated by money, he will be gone rather sooner than later as there is always a higher offer around.What else would they be motivated by? It's not their hobby.This doesn't mean they are also not into programming and coding challenges -- but those are constants that they can find in another employer too.if they like the programming, it's not that they can't find a programming job elsewhere.>2. If you give in once to this, the employee will come back 6 months later with demanding the next pay rise.Sounds like the slippery slope fallacy. Even if they do, you can deal with it (and e.g. let them go) then. parent coldtea 9 years ago
What else would they be motivated by? It's not their hobby.
This doesn't mean they are also not into programming and coding challenges -- but those are constants that they can find in another employer too.
if they like the programming, it's not that they can't find a programming job elsewhere.
>2. If you give in once to this, the employee will come back 6 months later with demanding the next pay rise.
Sounds like the slippery slope fallacy. Even if they do, you can deal with it (and e.g. let them go) then.