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I got ZERO raise this past year and boy let me tell you, it really pissed me off. I didn't feel I wasn't making enough until that happened.
by kilroy123 4y ago
I got ZERO raise this past year and boy let me tell you, it really pissed me off. I didn't feel I wasn't making enough until that happened.
- eru 4y agoGenuine question: would you have felt better with a 1% raise? In 2010 I was working in the UK and we had about 5% inflation that year (or so). I got a 2% raise, and found that more insulting than if they had given no raise; even though objectively any positive raise is better than no raise.
- kilroy123 4y agoI've been living in London and the inflation is just as bad there as back in the US. I'm American working for a US company that just raised a huge Series B. They have the money, so I expected at least 3%. I didn't expect a 10%+, but at _least_ something.
- giantg2 4y agoI got a 1.5% raise. It's a 4.5% paycut after inflation.
- __app_dev__ 4y agoI haven't gotten a raise in probably 10 years. But realistically I make a lot more than most developers where I live (Los Angeles) and there would be no reason for my company to give me a raise when I'm probably the highest paid non-sales person where I work (and often have been). So I'm ok with it. Just got an extra side gig for 20-25% hours per weeks so it's like getting a 50% raise and feels great. Although seeing how many $500k jobs exist in Silicon Valley makes me think I should spend more time grinding leetcode.
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