Rather than continue to hijack a thread in TBR why not put it out in the open.
Do you expect to get a raise this year? A substantial raise, or just a cost of living raise? Or is your pay frozen for the forseeable future?
How are things in your part of the world?
I'm hoping for raise via new job.
In Sweden things are OK. I don't know what the fuck other countries are doing; clearly it's not working.
As for me personally I raise my salary 26% this year. That's how I roll.
Whatever shitty wage settlement the unions subscribe to.
I should get a 2.7% milestone raise sometime this year.
If I re-sign my contract in November, I can get a raise.
Perhaps 5-10%, or another $50-$100 a month! :w00t:
Quote from: garbon on February 02, 2012, 10:41:06 AM
I'm hoping for raise via new job.
Well that's an entirely different matter. I did get a ~30% raise last year by getting a new job.
We had raises of ~1% ahead of inflation the last two years. No word on this year's, but I intend to have a bigger raise than that by applying for a different job.
Quote from: Barrister on February 02, 2012, 10:46:08 AM
Quote from: garbon on February 02, 2012, 10:41:06 AM
I'm hoping for raise via new job.
Well that's an entirely different matter. I did get a ~30% raise last year by getting a new job.
I'm increasingly of the mind that such is how one gets a raise. I've only been working for 5 years but in that time I've only received 1 merit increase. All other times their were wage freezes and I'm not at companies that are actually facing extinction. Hell my last company was recently cited as one of the top 50 market research firms in the US.
Something between 2.5% to 3%. Probably not more.
If I don't get that, there will be hell to pay.
I really don't know - I got a pretty large bump when I took this new job, so maybe not.
On the other hand, as I mentioned previously, the market is very tight for people in my job category, and my company in particular is very strapped for people, so maybe they will do something...
Nope. In this climate you are just happy to still have your job in the Texas public sector. I hope to get a new job here pretty soon.
I have not gotten a raise since...um...2008?
I will receive an increase in the neighborhood of 4-5% in my base salary, and a corresponding increase in my yearly bonus, which is predicated on 15% of my salary, the % of increase based on my performance review and supplemented accordingly by the company's overall performance. And unlike last year, we posted a fine profit for 2011.
I AM NOT CONCERNED ABOUT TEH VERY VERY POOR
A raise? :lol:
That'd require having a job, which would require getting a job, which would require looking for a job. So probably not. :Embarrass:
Austerity in Alberta has meant that there will be no new positions added, and that employees will only get cost of living pay increases. I think I'm in line for a 3 or 3.5% increase this year IIRC.
But that's because the Alberta government is trying to eliminate it's budget deficit, it is nothing like what other jurisdictions are facing. However if the price of oil crashes... :ph34r:
Mid 90s wages weren't just frozen, I think there was a 10% wage roll back (and then another 5% at some other point), not to mention hiring freezes. The PCs aren't afraid to throw public servants under the bus if things get ugly.
I think I'm getting a 3.5%.
Complete pay freeze here, not even a cost of living increase, that's two years running. Times is tough.
I'm not working. But my last job had a 4% pay rise last year. They were warning about it being about half that this year and a far smaller bonus (and the bonuses were magnificent :weep:), that's despite being a company that does a lot of work in emerging markets.
My pay's frozen this year.
I for a 3% raise on Jan 1, it barely covered the increase in union dues.
It was my first raise in many years outside of my new job.
Don't expect raise around here, even if I'm told otherwise. :yucky:
I don't know - our financial year ends in April, so it will largely depend how we do for the next three months. So far it looks like I will.
Lawyering = recession proof? :hmm:
The union said they'd ask for 6.5%, so I guess they'll get like 2-3% in the end, which is just cost of living adjustment.
My personal bonus, which is calculated as a percentage of my base salary, might rise like 1-3% or so. I'll know that in a month or so.
The profit sharing was fairly generous last year, but then 2011 was even better than 2010, so I hope they'll pay at least the same.
about 4% raise this year, plus the dividends, hopefully.
Quote from: Valmy on February 02, 2012, 02:11:26 PM
Lawyering = recession proof? :hmm:
Depends on your practice area.
Certain areas are pretty constant - family law and criminal law demand is pretty constant.
Some areas are counter-cyclical - bankruptcy for example.
But others are very much boom and bust - mergers and acquisition for example.
But that's for more basic business cycles. If there's an absolute economic crash no one is immune. Crime might be a constant, but if the government has to cut deeply they're still going to cut prosecutors.
Meh, I'll get my annual review in May, so I'll get a COLA.
The review itself is a joke, because I'll get the COLA regardless.
Quote from: Valmy on February 02, 2012, 02:11:26 PM
Lawyering = recession proof? :hmm:
Heh. Yeah, after a fashion.
"Not Applicable"
Will you get out of the wheelchair this year?
Quote from: The Brain on February 02, 2012, 04:25:08 PM
Will you get out of the wheelchair this year?
"Not Applicable"
Ed has no source of income, and pays no taxes. As far as the government is concerned, he's on SSI.
:lol:
I wish I paid no taxes. :weep:
Nobody in my company got a raise this last round of evals. I did however get a bonus worth 20% of my annual salary. It's a nice lump sum.
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on February 02, 2012, 04:43:39 PM
Nobody in my company got a raise this last round of evals. I did however get a bonus worth 20% of my annual salary. It's a nice lump sum.
What's the tax rate on a large bonus like that? Is it just counted as part of your regular income and taxed at the same rate?
Quote from: Valmy on February 02, 2012, 02:11:26 PM
Lawyering = recession proof? :hmm:
Not really, but Polish economy has grown by over 4% last year. :cool:
Quote from: fahdiz on February 02, 2012, 04:57:24 PM
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on February 02, 2012, 04:43:39 PM
Nobody in my company got a raise this last round of evals. I did however get a bonus worth 20% of my annual salary. It's a nice lump sum.
What's the tax rate on a large bonus like that? Is it just counted as part of your regular income and taxed at the same rate?
Yeah, it's considered part of your overall compensation; gets the same taxes and deductions out of it as a paycheck, and tossed in on your W-2 for next year.
My tax rate is the same on my bonus as it is on my monthly pay.
19% flat rate.
Eat that, motherfuckers. :showoff:
Even after taxes, my bonus will be enough to purchase a nice car. An American car, not a Polish one.
Your move.
I make 17.3% more this year compared to last.
Got about a 20% bump when i switched jobs back in October, so i don't expect a bump. On the other hand, two pharmacists (out of six) quit last week to open their own store, so the remaining folks got the boss by the balls. Hmmm.
Quote from: Martinus on February 02, 2012, 05:38:14 PM
My tax rate is the same on my bonus as it is on my monthly pay.
19% flat rate.
Eat that, motherfuckers. :showoff:
Poland sucks. We know.
Quote from: Zoupa on February 02, 2012, 07:40:31 PM
Got about a 20% bump when i switched jobs back in October, so i don't expect a bump. On the other hand, two pharmacists (out of six) quit last week to open their own store, so the remaining folks got the boss by the balls. Hmmm.
I got shitty service today filling some prescriptions, so I'm gonna hate you for a couple of days.
Quote from: Ed Anger on February 02, 2012, 07:49:28 PM
Quote from: Zoupa on February 02, 2012, 07:40:31 PM
Got about a 20% bump when i switched jobs back in October, so i don't expect a bump. On the other hand, two pharmacists (out of six) quit last week to open their own store, so the remaining folks got the boss by the balls. Hmmm.
I got shitty service today filling some prescriptions, so I'm gonna hate you for a couple of days.
I hate pretty much all my customers, and do the bare minimum to keep them alive. :)
I expect a pretty substantial raise this year.
I don't know. Each year HR does a survey to find out the latest changes in private sector pay. And then they decide if they will adjust our pay based on the survey results. But depending on the budget situation the government may decide not to follow the survey.
No. A chief reason why this is a job, not a career.
I'll be getting about 2.5% again this year.
And fuck all you people who get real bonuses. <_<
Doubt I'll get any raises.
Quote from: garbon on February 02, 2012, 10:50:53 AM
Quote from: Barrister on February 02, 2012, 10:46:08 AM
Quote from: garbon on February 02, 2012, 10:41:06 AM
I'm hoping for raise via new job.
Well that's an entirely different matter. I did get a ~30% raise last year by getting a new job.
I'm increasingly of the mind that such is how one gets a raise. I've only been working for 5 years but in that time I've only received 1 merit increase. All other times their were wage freezes and I'm not at companies that are actually facing extinction. Hell my last company was recently cited as one of the top 50 market research firms in the US.
You are quite right.
I got my raise last year by changing jobs, so i don't know if I'll get anything this year, being only 6 months into the job.
As a general rule, and with only one real exception all my raises have been by changing jobs, only raises in job have been inflationary or sub inflationary. I love the arguments they dream up for not giving raises in bad years and not giving particular nice raises in good years :D
V
Sheeple are so retarded when it comes to negotiating raises. Believe it or not but some people actually believe the BS about "I only get so much from upstairs to give my unit this year", "let us in the union negotiate for you", etc etc etc.
Quote from: Baron von Schtinkenbutt on February 02, 2012, 11:18:11 PM
And fuck all you people who get real bonuses. <_<
If it makes you feel any better, I take their money in exchange for my soul as I allow the planet to die.
Huh.
Apparently I should be due for a bump in grade this year - from Legal Officer 2 to Legal Officer 3. That should come with a small raise. Nice.
Yeah, I think 2012 will be alot less worse than 2011 here in Iceland. The business can pretty much take everything short of major nuclear war at this stage.
Quote from: Zoupa on February 02, 2012, 10:38:06 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on February 02, 2012, 07:49:28 PM
Quote from: Zoupa on February 02, 2012, 07:40:31 PM
Got about a 20% bump when i switched jobs back in October, so i don't expect a bump. On the other hand, two pharmacists (out of six) quit last week to open their own store, so the remaining folks got the boss by the balls. Hmmm.
I got shitty service today filling some prescriptions, so I'm gonna hate you for a couple of days.
I hate pretty much all my customers, and do the bare minimum to keep them alive. :)
Grey Fox is a little hurt right now :( :P
also, i doubt i'll get a raise. My company does raises in June. I really hope i'm not still working here in june.
Quote from: HVC on February 03, 2012, 06:37:48 PM
Quote from: Zoupa on February 02, 2012, 10:38:06 PM
I hate pretty much all my customers, and do the bare minimum to keep them alive. :)
Grey Fox is a little hurt right now :( :P
Hopefully he doesn't get a lot hurt, cause Zoupa's not giving him any painkillers. :menace:
Quote from: Barrister on February 03, 2012, 04:56:04 PM
Huh.
Apparently I should be due for a bump in grade this year - from Legal Officer 2 to Legal Officer 3. That should come with a small raise. Nice.
Map sucks.
I think we got 1.6% this year for the military overall.
I'll hit my 8-year mark in August (we get a pay raise for every year of time-in-service until year 4, then every two years), and I should get my E-6 rank around the same time as well...so a fairly nice mid-year raise.
Yes. :)
Huh, just finished my 2011 taxes.
Cracked six figures for the first time. Not bad for getting laid off...
Quote from: Berkut on February 04, 2012, 07:34:37 PM
Huh, just finished my 2011 taxes.
Cracked six figures for the first time. Not bad for getting laid off...
:cool:
Got my 2011 bonus yesterday. It was actually more than I was expecting. :showoff:
Quote from: Berkut on February 04, 2012, 07:34:37 PM
Huh, just finished my 2011 taxes.
Cracked six figures for the first time. Not bad for getting laid off...
:cheers:
Quote from: garbon on February 02, 2012, 10:41:06 AM
I'm hoping for raise via new job.
Well the answer for me thus far has been yes but not via a new job.
I got mines.
Although, considering our Murger & Acquisition status, it's less bonus and more unemployment insurance. :lol:
Quote from: CountDeMoney on March 07, 2012, 12:34:26 PM
I got mines.
You know, I hear that so much every day it almost didn't register :D
On topic, yes. But I won't find out for a few more weeks. Don't expect a whole lot. The company, particularly my division, is doing well but they still like to use the "tough economic times" excuse.
Wife's raise was a complete insult. But given that she works for Citi, I guess we should be glad that she was moved into the financially solvent part last year.
Quote from: derspiess on March 07, 2012, 01:39:50 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on March 07, 2012, 12:34:26 PM
I got mines.
You know, I hear that so much every day it almost didn't register :D
Should've spelled it "gotst".
We got cost of living increases last year. I expect the same for this year. We've been under new management for a probably into the third year now, and the company is expanding like crazy, but it's a tough business being health care. But most years we've gotten something, usually cost of living as I said.
I wrote myself a check.
Quote from: fahdiz on February 02, 2012, 12:22:17 PM
My pay's frozen this year.
To revisit this: by "frozen" I clearly meant "drop kicked out the window".
Quote from: fahdiz on March 07, 2012, 06:09:00 PM
Quote from: fahdiz on February 02, 2012, 12:22:17 PM
My pay's frozen this year.
To revisit this: by "frozen" I clearly meant "drop kicked out the window".
:hug:
I think they'll be a lot more people in these boats this year, hell it could become a new Languish meme, saving of course the lawtalkers.
Quote from: Ed Anger on March 07, 2012, 05:28:24 PM
I wrote myself a check.
Be like Hans & fire yourself.
Quote from: derspiess on March 07, 2012, 01:39:50 PM
On topic, yes. But I won't find out for a few more weeks. Don't expect a whole lot. The company, particularly my division, is doing well but they still like to use the "tough economic times" excuse.
Yeah, I'll be in the same boat. What's baffling, though, is the flow-down I got actually mentioned "when companies start competing for talent again". I think my company may be a bit out-of-touch with the modern engineering market, or they just don't care outside of the defense industry.
Quote from: mongers on March 07, 2012, 07:13:49 PM
Quote from: fahdiz on March 07, 2012, 06:09:00 PM
Quote from: fahdiz on February 02, 2012, 12:22:17 PM
My pay's frozen this year.
To revisit this: by "frozen" I clearly meant "drop kicked out the window".
:hug:
I think they'll be a lot more people in these boats this year, hell it could become a new Languish meme, saving of course the lawtalkers.
Yeah, right. We'll see. The established lawyers are safe. But AmScip's had some troubles (even if he's doing fine now), my career was dead on arrival, Mihali may squeak by on the basis of HAHHHHHVAHHHHHD, but then he may not, and Shaun, faelinn, ulmont, and stjaba's fates remain to be seen. I estimate that
at least two out of the six law students get fucked bad, although I begrudgingly hope none do.
I told you, but you didn't listen: plastics, son.
Benjamin Braddock was an entitled little shit. I hope that bus crashed.
Got a smallish raise today and our annual bonus was higher than last year. The union is currently in wage negotiations too, so there will likely be another raise from that later in the year.
I get an increase in salary but it's not technically a "raise". A few contracts ago the union I belong to gave New York State a concession that newly hired people would need to wait seven years to get their full pay. So, for the next seven years (in my fourth year now) I get a step increase that is roughly 3% of my pay. In our last contract the union agreed to no "raises" for the first 3 years.
I'm gonna change my answer to I better get one. Every project I have done up here has made money, including the one I am finishing that will come in 25% under bid (the union better not find out). Also I am now the only one able and willing to run a job bigger than a small remodel, the other guy just took a pay cut in exchange for less responsibility
Quote from: Berkut on February 04, 2012, 07:34:37 PM
Huh, just finished my 2011 taxes.
Cracked six figures for the first time. Not bad for getting laid off...
I make over six figures, if I count the cents.... ;)
Grats on getting closer to that coveted 1%!!!