>but manageable given that your salary likely inflated along with your payment. Which, anecdotally, has not been true for myself or any of my colleagues (barri

>but manageable given that your salary likely inflated along with your payment. Which, anecdotally, has not been true for myself or any of my colleagues (barring the ol' job switch raise). Wage stagnation is an extremely common problem in many countries and industries. Those that have gotten or negotiated for raises aren't getting raises that account for the record-setting inflation (at least in my country, which is seeing the highest rates of inflation in 30+ years)