Just like the title sounds, this year in august, I got promoted to a role with tons of more responsibility. I been here for just shy of 2 years.
My promotion was essentially merging 2 jobs into one and came with a raise of 4%…. A bit of the shot in the gut but I tried to be open minded.
Last month, our CHRO announced all staff who earned a “Excellent” on their 2021 performance review would get 8% pay raise in 2022! I was ecstatic. Especially with inflation.
Well I got my first check and it turns out I only got a bit more than 3% raise, why? Because it was prorated based on my new rate in august.
So in short, if I kept my easier job, and got the full 8% I’d be earning the same amount of money right now as I am doing the harder, more stressful job.
When asked HR why they do it that way, they said “it’s not realistic to get a 12% raise in one year.” So basically, I (and everyone else who got promoted in 2021) got royally screwed.
Now I know why all my coworkers do the bare minimum. It’s easier and you get paid the same in the end.
Tl;dr: I got promoted this past year and my merit increase was slashed as a result.