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A raise keeping up with inflation says to employees that you do not believe they are any more valuable this year than they were last. Most other companies woul

A raise keeping up with inflation says to employees that you do not believe they are any more valuable this year than they were last. Most other companies would view e.g. 7 years progressing experience worth more than 4 years.. or 5 years with AWS experience is better than 2.. So I would argue it is not alright, unless it was the anomaly, not the expectation...

toyg 5y ago
I'd argue that what you describe is seniority, which should be reflected in job title changes - with related salary increases. If your title does not change, you're effectively expected to carry out the same job as last year, so it makes sense to keep your salary static after inflation. If your title does not change after 3-4 years, you can assume that management has no real intention to help you with career progression. If your job title changes but you don't get a salary increase with it (apart from inflation matching), then that is probably the time to go to the job market and see what that title is worth elsewhere.
- leetcrew 5y ago
  > I'd argue that what you describe is seniority, which should be reflected in job title changes - with related salary increases. If your title does not change, you're effectively expected to carry out the same job as last year, so it makes sense to keep your salary static after inflation. this is what they say, but companies don't actually operate this way in my experience. companies tend to expect more of you after you've been there a while, whether or not they formalize this with a promotion. the title denotes a fairly wide compensation band with a lot of variation.