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This company is giving every employee a 10% raise on their next work anniversary: 'People get more valuable the longer they stay'

Cnbc · · 612 words · By Jennifer Liu
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What to know about This company is giving every employee a 10% raise on their next work anniversary: 'People get more valuable the longer they stay'

People often agonize over how to ask for a raise at work, trying to determine when to speak up and how to make their case.

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What happened

People often agonize over how to ask for a raise at work, trying to determine when to speak up and how to make their case.

Why it matters

One company wants to take the nerves out of the scenario: It plans to award every employee a 10% raise on their work anniversary.

Common ground

Lovable, an AI software company based in Stockholm with 200 employees worldwide, says it will give each of its staffers the 10% pay bump because "people get more valuable the longer they stay, and they shouldn't have to worry about getting a raise or not,"…

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “It plans to award every employee a 10% raise on their work anniversary.”
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Multiple independent sources (EFN.se, Hacker News, and a startup-focused news snippet) confirm the policy of 10% raises on work anniversaries.
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web search NEUTRAL — A Stockholm startup promises guaranteed 10 percent raises without vesting, rewarding employees directly. Could this reshape startup pay and retention?
https://mezha.net/eng/bukvy/7b143f98_stockholm_startup_lovab…
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web search NEUTRAL — It applies to all full-time employees meeting performance expectations on their work anniversary. The longer someone stays at Lovable, the more deeply they understand the company, contribute to its mo…
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48068688
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web search NEUTRAL — Vibe coding-företaget Lovable har frivilligt lovat alla sina anställda en löneökning med 10 procent. Detta på den anställdes årsjubileum.We just introduced a program at Lovable that gives each person …
https://efn.se/lovable-hojer-anstalldas-loner-med-10-procent
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Claim 2: “Lovable, an AI software company based in Stockholm with 200 employees worldwide”
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Wikipedia confirms Lovable is a Swedish company founded in Stockholm in 2023. While the specific employee count of 200 is mentioned in a TechCrunch snippet (see claim 4 evidence), the core identity and location are verified by Wikipedia.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — William Henry Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American businessman and philanthropist. A pioneer of the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s, he co-founded the software company Mic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Gates
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Edens Zero manga series features an extensive cast of characters created by Hiro Mashima. The story is set in a fictional universe called the Grand Shiki Cosmos (四季大宇宙, Shiki Daiuchū; lit. "Four S…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lovable is a Swedish vibe coding platform and company. Founded in Stockholm in 2023. It provides software that allows users to enter prompts to automate software development.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lovable_(company)
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Claim 3: “The boost will be awarded to employees on their work anniversary that falls between July 2026 and July 2027”
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While the 10% raise policy is confirmed, none of the provided evidence specifies the date range of July 2026 to July 2027 for these awards.
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web search NEUTRAL — Lovable (company) ... Lovable is a Swedish vibe coding platform and company. Founded in Stockholm in 2023. It provides software that allows users to enter prompts to automate software development.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lovable_(company)
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web search NEUTRAL — Oct 26, 2025 · Lovable is an AI-powered platform (SaaS) that allows you to build custom web applications, internal tools, and websites just by chatting with an AI. It's designed to turn your ideas int…
https://lovable-dev.ai/
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 13, 2026 · Stockholm AI startup Lovable has hit $400M ARR. Here’s how its founders built one of the fastest-growing AI coding platforms.
https://www.founded.com/lovable-ai-startup-milestone-400-arr…
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Claim 4: “those who switched jobs saw pay gains at 6.6% in the last year [according to ADP]”
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The LinkedIn snippet explicitly states that job changers saw a 6.6% median change in pay based on ADP data.
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web search NEUTRAL — New data from ADP released Wednesday shows the median year-over-year pay increase for job switchers was 10% in March, the highest rate of growth since July 2023. Meanwhile, job stayers saw an annual w…
https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/americans-who-switch-jobs-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Year-over-year, job changers saw a 6.6% median change in pay vs. 4.4% for those who stayed (by comparison, the most recent CPI index for March showed an annual rise of 3.3%).
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/metrointelligence_adp-jobmark…
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web search NEUTRAL — Job gains hit 296,000 last month, around twice the figure that analysts expected and a surge from the revised 142,000 number in March, ADP said.Richardson said ADP data also indicated that fewer peopl…
https://www.cnmail.cn/Economy/149048-us-private-hiring-up-un…
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Claim 5: “The new 10% raise will be the minimum pay increase awarded across the board to employees, as long as they're meeting expectations”
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Both DigitrendZ and Hacker News/TechCrunch snippets confirm the 10% raise is for full-time employees meeting performance expectations.
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web search NEUTRAL — Lovable offers all full-time employees a guaranteed 10% annual salary increase on their work anniversary, a rare policy in corporate America that provides direct cash raises with no strings attached.
https://digitrendz.blog/tech-news/181174/how-lovables-10-pay…
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web search NEUTRAL — Lovable is currently at 200 employees but plans to grow to 400 by year-end, with hiring in roles across the board, Caughey said. Still, the startup is adding revenue so rapidly that Lovable can share …
https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/07/could-lovables-automatic-1…
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web search NEUTRAL — Currently, the minimum cash wage payment is $2.13 an hour. Under the proposed law, that number would rise to start at $6 an hour. Youth workers would also have a $6 an hour minimum pay, and employees …
https://www.kptv.com/2026/05/02/congressmembers-introduce-bi…
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Claim 6: “As of April, U.S. workers who stayed in their jobs saw their pay grow roughly 4.4% since April 2025, according to data from payroll processor ADP”
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The LinkedIn snippet explicitly states that job stayers saw a 4.4% median change in pay, attributed to ADP data.
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web search NEUTRAL — For the four weeks ending April 11, 2026, U.S. private employers added an average of 39,250 jobs a week. After a strengthening trend, hiring was downwardly revised in the first week of April. These nu…
https://www.adpresearch.com/main-street-macro/the-power-of-m…
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web search NEUTRAL — ADP offers industry-leading online payroll and HR solutions, plus tax, compliance, benefit administration and more.Businesses with 1-49 employees lean on ADP for simplicity, efficiency and value for t…
https://www.adp.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Sixty percent of workers who changed jobs between April 2021 and March of this year reported an increase in their wages, as adjusted for inflation, significantly more than the 51% of job switchers who…
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ethansteinberg/2022/07/28/want-…
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Claim 7: “Swedish people report being more engaged at work and feeling less stressed, and are more likely to be thriving in their overall lives compared to Europe regional averages and global averages, according to Gallup data.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support or refute the Gallup data regarding Swedish workers.
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Claim 8: “The company, which has employees in Stockholm, Boston, San Francisco, London and New York City, has plans to grow to around 400 employees by the end of 2026.”
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The plan to grow to 400 employees by year-end is mentioned in a TechCrunch snippet. However, the specific list of cities (Boston, San Francisco, London, NYC) is not corroborated by other provided sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — Lovable (company) ... Lovable is a Swedish vibe coding platform and company. Founded in Stockholm in 2023. It provides software that allows users to enter prompts to automate software development.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lovable_(company)
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web search NEUTRAL — Oct 26, 2025 · Lovable is an AI-powered platform (SaaS) that allows you to build custom web applications, internal tools, and websites just by chatting with an AI. It's designed to turn your ideas int…
https://lovable-dev.ai/
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 13, 2026 · Stockholm AI startup Lovable has hit $400M ARR. Here’s how its founders built one of the fastest-growing AI coding platforms.
https://www.founded.com/lovable-ai-startup-milestone-400-arr…
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Claim 9: “Lovable uses data from Pave, a compensation platform, to target paying in the 90th percentile of an employee's market value based on their role and location.”
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The provided search results for this claim discuss growth tactics or unrelated topics (Excel, gaming) and do not mention Pave or the 90th percentile compensation target.
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web search NEUTRAL — I've found 11 different channels and strategies Lovable uses to grow. No wonder they got to $50M ARR so fast. Forget all the "How Lovable grew" and read this.
https://www.productmarketfit.tech/p/the-11-tactics-behind-lo…
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web search NEUTRAL — Want results you can see? Join 400,000+ professionals upgrading their skills today https://link.xelplus.com/yt-d-all-coursesLearn the art of Conditiona...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHT4paRaY4g
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Claim 10: “wage growth is projected to hover around 3.5% in 2026 [in Sweden]”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding projected wage growth in Sweden for 2026.
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.