Why Getting A Pay Raise Is A Joke | #grindreel

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[SKBottom]

The old man used to always tell me that being afraid to talk about money was a great way to not have any.

[halostryke]

you are never paid what you are worth, you are paid what you negotiated!

[alexarzamendi]

I work as an advanced practice nurse practitioner making 140K in a medium sized-city in Texas. I started nursing making 60K 8 years ago, never stayed with a company more than 2 years, and always left for hospitals that offered better pay. I had hospital admin ask me to stay for the "patients, friends and staff" because they could not afford to pay me another raise. I had a new job within 2 weeks with a 10% salary increase - it took them nearly 2 years to fill the position I left behind. Those "friends, staff, and patients" don't contribute a single thing to my salary and they do not pay my bills - no thank you.

Do not blindly think your organization cares about you, know your worth, and leave for the organizations that can afford to pay you what you are *really* worth.

[realchrishawkes]

Best time to leave... right after bonus

[jamesmiller]

9:33 corporate logic: underpay loyal and experienced employees is good, and when an employee seeks better conditions it's "job hopping" and bad

[Mancer]

Every 23 year old on the planet needs to see this. I've seen this scenarios play out dozens of times. Be VERY careful how you enter a job/position - it'll set the tone for your entire time at that company.

[JTSuter]

This is spot on. Went from $70k per year to $100k then to $115k then to $147k then $170k and now to $230k over the span of 10 years. If I had that stupid "quitters never win" mindset, I probably wouldn't be making over $100k today. Oh, and did I mention that I have a history degree?

[juanm]

I once asked my manager for a raise (since I already had a better offer in my inbox anyway), I knew he would say no because I asked for a 50% increase, but I wanted to give him a try. Anyway, he said no, I quit, got +70% on my next position anyway

[BAIGAMING]

In my previous job, I actually got a $0.25/hr raise. I told me family how awful it was, and they started justifying it and calling me greedy.

[georgebotros]

If you work in the United States, you legally have the right to discuss your salary with co-workers. It's protected by the federal gov. under The National Labor Relations Act.

[BarrySlisk]

I worked for 13 years at my last job. The last 5 years I got no pay raise. I switched jobs and got 30% more. It's a shame that it has to be that way.

[Matt-wfry]

Leaving the company is the best idea for a raise. I left a company making $42, 000 a year right after getting promoted a position that I could tell was paying me at least half of what I should be making after digging around company pay scales and job responsibilities. Got a job at a competitor for $70, 000 and then came back to the company 7 months later for a different position making $95, 000 a year with a 15% bonus on top of that every year. Damn near tripled my income because I wasn't going to wait around and hope I landed something else in the company and slowly climb the corporate ladder, I forced the issue.

[companymen]

The company I work for gives a yearly “raise”, but in reality, its a cost of living adjustment. It’s kind of a joke.

[MustafaMTD]

Exactly what I'm telling people. The salary game is real. There is no value to committing to companies that pay low. Use them like they use you until you get to the salary range you deserve.

[juanrocha]

I am an engineer and have switched jobs 3 times in 9 years and have almost doubled my salary since job #1. You’re spot on.

[Bluesmansrv]

Once you agree to a salary, it is very difficult to change the perception of your value in your boss's mind

[AltruisticWarrior]

Yup. Companies will tout having record breaking profits in a meeting then 2 weeks later boldly tell you that they can't give raises that year. Weird...

[briandyck]

From personal experience 1 yr - 2 yrs is the sweet spot. Staying for more than 2 yrs seems too long less than 1 year seems too short. After hitting the 1 year mark, start looking casually, around the 1.5 mark start looking seriously.

[ANIVIABLUE]

My boyfriend was promised a raise every 6 months. They switched it up on him and told him they never said that. He’s only make 10 dollars an hour. The boss told him if he wants to see that raise he needs to start being on time more often. The problem in this is that my boyfriend works hard all day while everyone at his job slacks off. I told him it’s not worth it for him to be putting in 100% effort for a raise while everyone else half-asses and still gets raises. He’s currently looking for a job but still with the same company. Don’t kiss your companies ass because at the end of the day they still won’t care.

[CamerOneiric]

“But our benefits are really good!” Benefits don’t pay the bills, boss.