Getting a raise @ work

TylerJ76

Got a raise today...came out to a whopping $13/week more....is it wrong that this really really p*sses me off???

I realize that I should be lucky I have a job, got a raise, and all that.
Just can't seem to let this this go today for some reason...

2143661

No one at my job got rasies this year. Be thankful for at least getting something!

ElizabethRoad

Wait until you see what it is after taxes!

stephensmith0929

i asked my boss for a raise and he told me to adjust my seat!!

Sharyn913

I haven't gotten a raise this year either. Last year, I got a raise of $1 per hour. ($160 a month!) Hang in there...

MinnesotaManimal

the hell with a raise. If I still have a job tomorrow, I will be thrilled. be happy to be employed.

ScottyNoHotty

I'm sure the 25 million people out of work would be happy with your job.....

17ChargerGirl17

Yes it should pi** you off!!
I work where our raises are done by percentage. Well I got a whooping .26 an hour raise.
I feel like that is a huge slap in the face especially when you work your a** off and know you deserve more.

That being said.... I am very happy to have a job when so many people don't.

monroe61

You know what ticks me off, is I just found out someone on the floor got a $1.50 raise more than me when she was switched positions, when they gave me the position they said I didn't get a raise because I already made more than the minimum wage for that job...WTF is that all about??

JenniLisette

i got a raise this year too.. whopping $18 a week...tell u what tho..i hav a one year old and thats a pack of diapers right there..
i understand both why you're angry and grateful..but it does add up and a raise also means you're diong a great job and more to come in the future. TC Best of luck!

meggonkgonk

My last 2 raises have been for about $600 a piece and they've recently promoted someone less capable and with less experience ahead of me.

Not trying to play a game of who has it worse, but if you want more than that, and believe you deserve it, then you gotta be prepared to negotiate it.

That's the lesson I learned this year, and one I'm taking a stand on.

SaraBelle0312

I work 40 hours a week no PTO vacation, benefits, nothing, for $9/hr. With a family of 3 to take care of. Be grateful for what you have. My father, who also still has kids at home (family of 5) makes the same amount. You are lucky you have a job that affords raises and recognizes time in the job and progress.

twistofcain

I got a raise which came up to an extra $300 a month or $75 a week...been waiting on this raise for about 3 years now.

sexforjaffacakes

Most jobs don't automatically give you raises, you have to work for them. Wages in the public sector in the UK have been frozen for the next few years, no hope of a raise.
You have a job that pays you, they don't HAVE to give you a raise. You should be grateful you got a raise full stop - I would never expect a raise in this economical climate unless I'd been promoted, I'd done something spectacular, I'd already been promised a raise or they were giving everyone else raises...

I don't understand how you are annoyed, it's more money not less, would you be this annoyed if raises had never been mentioned?

It kinda is a slap across the face for the thousands of people that would take ANY job for ANY pay, when people in a comfortable job are whining that their RAISE was too little

taunto

Do you think you DESERVE a higher raise? And by that I mean seriously evaluate yourself from the eyes of your employer, co-workers, the amount of work you do and with the skill you do.

If you do think so, ask your boss and tell him that. Nobody will ever give you a raise because you NEED it. They'll give you a raise because you DESERVE it and because you're of that much value to you. The reason min. wage jobs exists is because those folks are very easily replaceable and so they usually start out with min. wage and then work their way up via skill increase and training etc.

If your boss donot want to pay you the appropriate amount you think you're worth, start looking elsewhere for a job. If you cannot find a job, then your boss is using the lack of jobs to his advantage and paying you less than you're worth because he knows you're easily replaceable. If you can find a job opening but can't get in for the wage you think you deserve, then you clearly weren't worth that much to the employer

KaleidoscopeEyes1056

I'm supposed to get a raise every year I work there, but I've never received one. I make $8/hr.

krazyforyou

Considering the fact that I just got a job 3 weeks ago, I'm just happy to go to work.

Erisad

Well, I'm looking forward to my .25 raise if they keep me after three months of working there. I'll take whatever I can get thank you. Even though I get no paid time off and have to work Saturdays. *shrugs*

MarcoRod

Depends. . .what percentage is that and what kind of performance did you have? I'm not saying you're not worth it but you have to be very honest with yourself.

jplord

It is a dangerous move, but I have seen it many times and done it myself.

A raise is always less than a promotion. Promotions within a company are tough. Getting a new job elsewhere that is a promotion for you usually garners a good salary increase. And it is not uncommon for someone to leave a job and then return within a year at a much higher salary because the management finally sees the value they lost and want it back. Of course it can easily work the other way.

Another question to ask yourself: do you generate revenue for the company or do you perform a task? If you are a revenue generator (sales, proposals, bringing in new clients, finding cost savings) then you have WAY more bargaining leverage.

Good luck. And remember that many people are happy at work if they like what they do and who they do it with. The money is usually third on the list.

sktllmdrhmz

Yes, be pissed off. Complacency sucks. You already know not to expect them to change it for you, though. \m/

angeldaae

$13 a week is $52 a month. That's an extra tank of gas every month (and then some).

If you don't want the money, I'll take it.

BAMFMeredith

I'm extremely fortunate to work for a company that in 50 years of business has never had to lay anyone off. However, due to the economy, we were on a wage freeze for about 2 years where NOBODY got raises, aside from those who were promoted (we are really big on promoting from within, most of our upper levels have been here a loooong time and worked their way up the totem pole). When I got my raise last September, which was a small 4% raise, I was quite pleased. No, it's not a ton of money extra in my pocket, but considering so many people are unemployed or being laid off in this economy---I'll take it.

I don't know what kind of company you work for or what the quality of your work is personally, but I'm pretty sure the many people who are unemployed (people with degrees and years of work experience who can't get a job now that they've been laid off) would be more than happy to take your place.

If you're dissatisfied, work harder/smarter or look for another job. But I highly doubt complaining about the amount of your raise would do much for you in your current position.

ScottyNoHotty

I would kill for even a 1% raise! My job is based on awarding contracts and bidding.....low bid gets the work....

sexforjaffacakes

I would kill for even a 1% raise!

I would kill for 1% of a job...

Josie_lifting_cats

As someone who is A) commission based and oversees evictions on foreclosures, this does pretty much irritate me. Do you know how many times I hold people while they sob as the locks are changed on their house all because they unexpectedly lost their job months before? Too often.

nikinyx6

my last raise was 0.15/hour...count your blessings....

Alex_is_Hawks

Do you think you DESERVE a higher raise? And by that I mean seriously evaluate yourself from the eyes of your employer, co-workers, the amount of work you do and with the skill you do.

If you do think so, ask your boss and tell him that. Nobody will ever give you a raise because you NEED it. They'll give you a raise because you DESERVE it and because you're of that much value to you. The reason min. wage jobs exists is because those folks are very easily replaceable and so they usually start out with min. wage and then work their way up via skill increase and training etc.

If your boss donot want to pay you the appropriate amount you think you're worth, start looking elsewhere for a job. If you cannot find a job, then your boss is using the lack of jobs to his advantage and paying you less than you're worth because he knows you're easily replaceable. If you can find a job opening but can't get in for the wage you think you deserve, then you clearly weren't worth that much to the employer

^^ This...i had a 3000 dollar raise last year, and was paid 8 thousand dollars in bonuses of which one was a 3000 retention bonus (meaning they paid me to not leave them) I didn't get that by just sitting back and letting it happen.

but you HAVE to be worth it, and you HAVE to be able to back it up. I was fortunate in that I was able to show my superiors exactly what I had done, how I had contributed and what my efforts had brought forth in real dollars for the company. As a result they were more than willing to adjust my raise, offer me bonuses and pay out a rentention fee to ensure I didn't leave to a competitor.

It's a tough world out there with a high unemployment rate, so be happy with what you got UNLESS you can verify and back up that you are worth more, and if that is verifiably so then present your case for getting more to your superiors. Just be prepared for a no. Cause no is always an option for them.

This year, since I'm leaving the company, I was very pleased to have my superior come to me with an offer of having my raise paid out on my fiscal first cheque rather than over the course of the year, because he knew I was leaving and felt I deserved the raise. They know what i'm worth and they are appreciative of all I do in spite of the fact that I am leaving the company, but I had to tell them and remind them of that.

It does not happen on its own.

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tmielke74

My last raise 2 years ago was ................25¢ which is $10 per week after taxes it was very little so I just had my job
put it into the 401k a little something for later. A small raise in my opinion is better than no raise. You can always
see if the grass is greener on the other side

AllTehBeers

I haven't got a raise in almost 2 years, and I was promoted at one point to store manager with the promise of a raise when sales got better.

I may complain about how crappy my job is sometimes, but I have a full time job that will probably never go away (unless we invent cars that don't take gas). Though, I don't have benefits, vacation time or even a LUNCH BREAK. Count your blessings.

ETA: my last "raise" was actually a tax change where I got more every paycheck, but less back in my tax return. So technically, I'm making the same amount.

2143661

Every time i see this thread i read it "gettng a RISE at work" .