So I just had my year 2022 review with my manager and apparently I'm not living up to the potential he sees for me. Specifically referencing how I managed and was “out in front of things” for a previous application I owned. Not only is the app I manage now infinitely more complex. 1 cloud based application previously to 1 application that requires 60 on prem servers to run. AND I HAVE NO HELP!! How the hell am i supposed to be out in front with something so complex while im managaing the windows servers, sql database, the application, and working with the business on issues and requests?!?!
And you know what all that hard work only got me? a 5% raise on a PROMOTION. While the company standard for the previously decade was 15%. Admittedly that wasn't my managers fault our stupid CIO put a 5% raise cap her 2nd year in. Ya a year after that i got another 8% raise, but that doesnt really make up for it. Why the fuck do you think I'm not work that hard anymore?!?!? Even if I got that raise I wouldn't be. The last 3 years really REALLY changed things. For everyone.
And that's not including the fact that I'm $11k UNDER the median for my pay range. Which is set by the company/industry….so ya….great motivation to kill myself going above and beyond right now.
Fucking out of touch boomers man.