I work for an EU state-owned company. I have chosen to work for this company because COVID hit the former industry I was involved with pretty hard.
I absolutely love what the company stands for and has to offer. Securing a new job during these unprecedented times was really important to me.
Upon applying I didn’t necessarily ask for a bigger wage than what I was earning back then because the work-life balance and the extras provided made up for it. I figured I would just work hard to earn any raise I would be asking in the future.
Fast forward to one year later : my evaluation was the best I have ever gotten, I am meeting or exceeding all expectations and have also successfully taken over some extra responsibilities (which I am happy about in order to further develop my skills and help build my case).
When I requested a raise (without mentioning a figure) my direct manager fully understood why and told me he’d speak to HR (as it appears such things have to run through them).
Their feedback went along the lines of:
– Wth he is already asking for a raise?
– Does he know he can earn some extra money on a monthly basis based off his performances (note:it’s like 20$ max)
– Does he know his salary will be slightly raised on a regular basis?
This made me so mad because they are absolutely clueless about what I do in my job, how well I executed it, the added value I bring and the additional responsibilities I have taken over.
They are literally hiding themselves behind excuses to not look into it at all and are indirectly telling me: work as hard as you want, there is no such thing as rewarding hard working people around here. Be average at best, we don’t care.
I am now exploring two options:
– GTFO and never work for a state-owned company again
– Wait a bit for the COVID situation to improve even further, work on my skill set as much as possible and look for something else later this year