Been here for over 14 yrs, moved up 3 positions, loyal to the company. Get a review every year that is “meets expectations” or better. Last year was 3% raise and i was still rather new in that position, thats fine. This year i took on bigger projects and made improvements. Only got 3% when inflation is now at 7.5, and we live in a high cost of living region.
The only bad on my review was i didnt finish a project that was listed as a goal for the year. Heres the thing: all year i was told exactly what projects to work on. I was given no time for the year goal. My boss says “if that happens, you need to challenge me about it”. Am i wrong to think that he's in the wrong?
Last fall, hourly employees got a cost of living increase (some were considerable), salaried employees got none. I am salaried. My pay raise barely covers the increase of the cost of food for my household in the last year. We went from being a couple that both work, to having twins and now i am the only one who works. I say this because some people think that salaried employees are better off than hourly.