My company's annual compensation adjustment conversations will take place in the last two weeks of March. After sifting through the chafe on my company's little corner of the Blind app, I have a very realistic idea of how much my base salary will increase this year, and it doesn't make me happy. I have been studying and applying to places already, but per the usual advice I'm not indicating as such to my coworkers.
HOWEVER…I'm wondering if it will at least do some amount of good to transparently say “Hey, some raise is better than none, but this isn't good enough to keep my around much longer.” In all seriousness, has anyone ever straight-up told their manager that they're job seeking? Did it ever lead to a genuine conversation about work culture, salary inversion, productivity expectations, incentive structures, etc? Or does it only ever sour the relationship?
I actually like my boss a lot, on my fourth boss of my career and they're probably the best one I've had. Is it worth trying to have an honest and civil conversation about my job satisfaction? I'm just sick and tired of the childish runaround that both workers and employers give each other around, well, everything.