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It’s not a ‘raise’ if the wage increase is equal to or lesser than the inflation levels

It infuriates me to no end that companies gaslight employees with ‘raises,’ when you aren’t actually making anymore money. If inflation is 2% and you get a 2% increase, that’s not a ‘raise’. It’s a decision by the company to keep your wages stagnant. If inflation is 7%, and you get a 2% increase, it’s a decision by the company to decrease your wage by 5%. Let’s stop letting companies use this wording. A ‘raise’ should be normalized to mean anything beyond the current years’ inflation PLUS the correct inflation adjustment for all previous years you worked for a company. I’ve spoken to so many employees who say that they’ve gotten a ‘raise’ each year. But the ‘raise’ is only 1-2%. If you’ve gotten a 1-2% increase each year, it’s likely that you’ve NEVER received a raise. Your wages gave stayed stagnant.


It infuriates me to no end that companies gaslight employees with ‘raises,’ when you aren’t actually making anymore money. If inflation is 2% and you get a 2% increase, that’s not a ‘raise’. It’s a decision by the company to keep your wages stagnant. If inflation is 7%, and you get a 2% increase, it’s a decision by the company to decrease your wage by 5%.

Let’s stop letting companies use this wording. A ‘raise’ should be normalized to mean anything beyond the current years’ inflation PLUS the correct inflation adjustment for all previous years you worked for a company.

I’ve spoken to so many employees who say that they’ve gotten a ‘raise’ each year. But the ‘raise’ is only 1-2%. If you’ve gotten a 1-2% increase each year, it’s likely that you’ve NEVER received a raise. Your wages gave stayed stagnant.

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