I have been with my company (~100 employees) for just over a year. This last year has been tough, my manager and 2 other seniors in my department left the company. The only other more senior member of my department stepped up to the management role. This left a lot of projects to fall into my lap. During the departure of those three employees all within a 2 month period (around July), I received a 4% raise as a thank you for dealing with the mess. Just did a year end review where I received a 6% raise. Bonuses are not guaranteed (I was basically told by my new manager to not expect a bonus) and only offered at the discretion of company shareholders. I received a 1% bonus.
My pay is definitely on the lower end in my industry, and I hoped that my raises would be higher. The only 1% bonus feels worse than if they hadn’t brought up a bonus at all. Am I being crazy?