Article like these make me wonder whether I work in a different world altogether :) Where I have worked (which are considerably big companies) we are "told" th

Article like these make me wonder whether I work in a different world altogether :) Where I have worked (which are considerably big companies) we are "told" the salary raise during appraisal cycle. It is never open for negotiation. At the most, you can "express" disgust and thats about it. Hopefully this "disgust" will be taken into account during next year (depending on the manager). The only time I have seen someone from software fraternity negotiating is when he coming into the org or leaving the org. Note: my experience is limited to working in UK and India.