So I asked for a meeting with my manager our previous meeting and asked if we could discuss the challenges my team has been favinf this tear. The meeting wasn't a total wash since we got approval to hire 5 more employees but the conversation about salary expectations went nowhere as expected. My manager is honestly so sweet and I know she isn't responsible for determining my salary and she told me that I'm doing well and if we end up being able to pay out merit increaaes this year I would see a small salary increaae. I spoke to HR and the new rep was nice and all but encouraged me to hold off for my annual review in March and see if I get a merit increase. I was owed one last year but it didn't happen because our contract technically expired in 2020 but we are still providing services before we renegotiate another one and they didnt habe the udget apparently.
I feel that I am a reasonable person but I am tired of being told “keep your performance high, get a good score on yoir review and if we have the money you will be a small increase”. My issue is giving me one now is not a raise, it's what I was owed last year. But whatever. I've applied to over 100 jobs in the past several months and have gotten in contact with several agencies. They all say the same thing, my resume looks good, nothing to change but maybe adding a skill for a particular job or omitting irrelevant experience. My salary expectations are reasonable. I am asking for $56-60k a year and have years of experience but no degree.
Nobody has even called me for an interview except for one job that sounded like a total scam which I declined. I feel so unmotivated and like there's no point in continuing to look. It's hard for every day to not feel like a drag when I feel like there's no way out. Is it me? I know I'm not going to leave until I find something but I only apply for jobs I an qualified for. What am I doing wrong? I even paid to have my cover letter and resume reviewed and nothing…