http://www.penny-saved.com/2006/09/25/why-im-not-excited-about-my-next-raise/ Personal Finance and Wealth by the Penny Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:21:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.penny-saved.com/2006/09/25/why-im-not-excited-about-my-next-raise/comment-page-1/#comment-257 A Penny Saved… : What do you include in your raise? Thu, 28 Sep 2006 20:45:31 +0000 http://www.penny-saved.com/2006/09/25/why-im-not-excited-about-my-next-raise/#comment-257 [...] When I wrote about not being excited for my next raise a few days ago, I was only speaking of the actual raise to the salary.  There are other things that the company pays for that went up in cost, but that I do not see.  Such things as Health Insurance that raise quite a bit each year. [...] [...] When I wrote about not being excited for my next raise a few days ago, I was only speaking of the actual raise to the salary.  There are other things that the company pays for that went up in cost, but that I do not see.  Such things as Health Insurance that raise quite a bit each year. [...]

]]> http://www.penny-saved.com/2006/09/25/why-im-not-excited-about-my-next-raise/comment-page-1/#comment-255 me Thu, 28 Sep 2006 18:12:04 +0000 http://www.penny-saved.com/2006/09/25/why-im-not-excited-about-my-next-raise/#comment-255 Been there, got the t-shirt. A job where the pay doesn't keep pace with inflation year after year is not a place to stay IMHO. One year may be ok, but several in a row is why I left my last job (well, not the only reason, but lack of pay was a big one). Been there, got the t-shirt. A job where the pay doesn’t keep pace with inflation year after year is not a place to stay IMHO. One year may be ok, but several in a row is why I left my last job (well, not the only reason, but lack of pay was a big one).

]]> http://www.penny-saved.com/2006/09/25/why-im-not-excited-about-my-next-raise/comment-page-1/#comment-256 golbguru Wed, 27 Sep 2006 08:25:59 +0000 http://www.penny-saved.com/2006/09/25/why-im-not-excited-about-my-next-raise/#comment-256 "loosing 0.5-1.5% over last year" ? Man...that employee evaluation software must really suck. I am pretty sure the management knows that the software sucks...so may be they are just trying to piss people off work. Keep an eye on the situation. “loosing 0.5-1.5% over last year” ? Man…that employee evaluation software must really suck. I am pretty sure the management knows that the software sucks…so may be they are just trying to piss people off work. Keep an eye on the situation.

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