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> If you aren't getting a wage increase above the annual inflation rate each year then not only you're not getting a raise, you're actually getting paid less fo
by MuffinFlavored 4y ago
> If you aren't getting a wage increase above the annual inflation rate each year then not only you're not getting a raise, you're actually getting paid less for the same work
You're not wrong but I don't think it's realistic to expect every single year your employer to give you a "1:1 with CPI" raise.
If anything, maybe 0% one year or 2 years and then maybe a 10-15% next year (if you worked on some really key deliverable projects where it can be justified).
Is that your experience?
- mmh0000 4y agoI can't speak for the OP, but, in my career I've consistently ask for and received year raises a few percent above CPI. Twice I've been denied and found a new employeer. As the OP said, if you're not at minimum getting a CPI raise, you're doing the same work for less money, effectively a demotion. For the last decade tech has been hiring like crazy and jump jobs has been easy. I can't speak for how that will change going forward, but it does concern me.
- giantg2 4y agoI got a 2% cut last year and a 4.5% cut the year before when considering inflation. Whee