Never. No one ever took me up on the offer. Sometimes you just have employees constantly asking for an out-of-cycle raise or promotion. And sometimes they are

Never. No one ever took me up on the offer. Sometimes you just have employees constantly asking for an out-of-cycle raise or promotion. And sometimes they are mediocre but have an inflated perception of their abilities or contributions. Pay should reflect personal contributions and market conditions. If they think they are worth some percentage above a normal engineer’s salary based on their location, they need to do the research and convince me. The best engineers I work with get a raise or promotion any opportunity that I can, even without asking.