Raise your hand if you are employed and got a raise this past year.

Skidmore

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Mon May-09-11 05:18 AM
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Raise your hand if you are employed and got a raise this past year.

ABC just reported that CEOs enjoyed an 11% increase in compensation during that time. My husband not only did not get a raise but was given a mandatory layoff days periodically. How did you fare?

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Inspired

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Mon May-09-11 05:19 AM
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1. I'm employed but haven't had a raise since November 2008. n/t

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iwillalwayswonderwhy

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Mon May-09-11 05:22 AM
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2. I got 1%

It worked out to $7.00 every two weeks.

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slackmaster

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Mon May-09-11 05:26 AM
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3. 3% last year, 2.5% this year

On top of about 15% I got by switching jobs in June 2009.

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FreeJoe

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Mon May-09-11 05:28 AM
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4. 1% Raise

I got a roughly 1% raise. I'm happy with it, though.

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onethatcares

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Mon May-09-11 05:29 AM
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5. I got a whopping

.25 an hour which brings my total hourly wage to $14.00 an hour. I'm an older guy and had to get out of construction due to the downturn.

This is the lowest amount I've made in about 30 years of working. I'm going to invest it in derivatives and cdos.

Look out world.

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MrDiaz

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Mon May-09-11 05:30 AM
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6. sure did

I got about 3 dollars in raises over this past year

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ejpoeta

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Mon May-09-11 05:33 AM
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7. my husband got his first raise in 3 years. don't remember how much.

about $20 every two weeks. but they also keep going back and forth with the overtime. they will say they don't want any overtime and then will be begging people to work some overtime. lol. they don't have enough people in this area.

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MrDiaz

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Mon May-09-11 05:36 AM
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8. Overtime

Is where you make your money now-a-days. I've been logging about 50-58 hours a week for the past 2 years.

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ejpoeta

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Mon May-09-11 09:21 AM
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34. well he is on call once a month for a week. they got rid of some overtime by

making them take two days off during the week and working straight time on weekends. so when on call my husband has to work sat and sun straight time and is the only one working in the whole area. he still ends up with overtime when he has calls he has to run. but he tries to avoid overtime because we are on the state health insurance and barely under the cap. if they could count on the overtime it wouldn't be such a big deal, but it's no given.

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seabeyond

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Mon May-09-11 06:19 AM
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9. i stay at home. was going to answer for hubby too. first in 3 yrs, 5%. nt

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Diamonique

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Mon May-09-11 06:21 AM
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10. I got 2%

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Obamanaut

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Mon May-09-11 06:26 AM
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11. Retired, not working. But I was offered a part time job at the gym.

During my workout, between sets I tidy up the place rather than just rest/recover. Straighten the dumbbell racks, strip the bars, move plates around so all the benches have the same number of each size plates, etc.

The day manager suggested I work part time doing the same thing, and get paid for it.

"No thanks. Then I'd have to do it and it wouldn't be fun."

Closest I've come to having a job in several years.

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Art_from_Ark

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Mon May-09-11 06:31 AM
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12. A raise?

What's that?

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Le Taz Hot

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Mon May-09-11 08:33 AM
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28. A job?

What's that? ;-)

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Art_from_Ark

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Mon May-09-11 08:32 PM
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55. The way things are going

I might be asking that question before too long...

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Shrek

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Mon May-09-11 06:42 AM
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13. Got a 4% raise

Also a performance bonus of 12%.

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tammywammy

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Mon May-09-11 06:43 AM
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14. 5% this year, 3% last year n/t

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Papagoose

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Mon May-09-11 06:50 AM
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15. 1% "Cost of Living" increase went out company-wide

Not that I am complaining, but when I was hired in 2005 I was told that there was a 2%-10% "Merit Increase" every year in addition to the COLA, with the average employee getting 7% every year. I got 4% after my first year, nothing since, and my annual reviews have been stellar. I have gotten several promotions, but they are simply changes in title accompanied by a lot more responsibility - but basically the same pay.

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bluethruandthru

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Mon May-09-11 06:50 AM
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16. I haven't had a raise in 4 years. Also lost 2 weeks vacation and

parking. Also, no employer contributions to 401 K for the last 4 years. Oh, yeah...more work/responsibility was given to me, though. I suppose I'm lucky. Many of my co-workers got 5 percent pay CUTS!

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MrDiaz

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Mon May-09-11 07:27 AM
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17. My employer

Has actually treated me and the other employees pretty good, we cut a few jobs at the start of the recession, but have since hired all but 1 back. And im guessing that the one they haven't hired back yet has found another job because we have hired 2 new people as well. Also, since we have started getting more and more busier, they have lessened the load on each employee. And have been giving raises every quarter for the last 2 years. The owner of this small business is a good man.

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EstimatedProphet

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Mon May-09-11 07:28 AM
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18. I did, but it's the last one for the next couple of years

Fed pay freeze.

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hobbit709

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Mon May-09-11 07:31 AM
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19. employed? what's that?

Haven't had a real job since 2001. A 50+ with health problems isn't going to get hired. In a year I can get on SS. I hope to hold out until then. At least the house is paid off-that saves me about $600 in expenses even with what I have to set aside for taxes and insurance.

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NNN0LHI

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Mon May-09-11 07:34 AM
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20. How about those of us who are retired?

No increases in my pension for several years but our health care deductibles and co-pays have increased.

And my property taxes went up $1200 this year.

Don

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rox63

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Mon May-09-11 07:36 AM
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21. I didn't technically get a raise in pay rate

But I did go full-time permanent, which means I now get benefits, including health insurance, paid vacation, paid holidays, etc. So that kinda feels like a raise.

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chemp

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Mon May-09-11 08:04 AM
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22. 2.65% increase. Insurance went up 18% plus

I just got laid off.
Every manager got laid off. 13 of us. out.

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MineralMan

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Mon May-09-11 08:14 AM
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I'm self-employed, and my business increased, so I guess that's

like a raise.

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Javaman

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Mon May-09-11 08:14 AM
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23. Raise your hand if you are employed and haven't got a pay raise in over 4 years...nt

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guitar man

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Mon May-09-11 09:56 AM
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36. hand raised

Just started my 4th year with no increase :(

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Javaman

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Mon May-09-11 10:34 AM
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41. Check out my post on this...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x9733108

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JuniperLea

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Mon May-09-11 10:39 AM
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44. I just left this group... eom

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w8liftinglady

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Mon May-09-11 08:23 AM
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24. 3% because I "Consistently exceed expectations"

The nursing field is one that still gives pay raises.

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Dappleganger

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Mon May-09-11 08:25 AM
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25. My husband survived layoffs last week.

He's in pharmaceutical manufacturing and he's making $35,000/yr. less than a decade ago and hasn't had a "raise" in over 4 years (he was laid off for part of that time and doing contracting work after that before being permanently hired). He's a mechanical engineer with a master's in engineering management with qualifications and certifications galore.

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AngryAmish

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Mon May-09-11 08:26 AM
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26. Work for myself, don't get raises

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cherish44

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Mon May-09-11 08:30 AM
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27. Only because my state raised the minimum wage

Yep

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raccoon

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Mon May-09-11 08:33 AM
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29. Got a whopping 1 1/2 percent raise. nt

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Shadowflash

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Mon May-09-11 08:57 AM
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30. I did.

Edited on Mon May-09-11 09:01 AM by Shadowflash

I got a whopping 2%. Though I haven't gotten a raise in the previous 3 years to that.

Though, now the bank I work for is (Finally!) out of FDIC receivership and making a profit, I hope to see more of this.

My bonuses are still really good and I earned another week of vacation this year so I really can't complain. I'm better off than alot of people right now and am thankful for where I'm at.

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FLPanhandle

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Mon May-09-11 09:07 AM
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31. +10% raise last year

Even got a $750 Christmas Bonus.

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jp11

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Mon May-09-11 09:12 AM
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32. 2%, Health insurance went up, car insurance went up, gas has gone up,

the price of food has gone up, etc so all in all no raise.

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w8liftinglady

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Mon May-09-11 09:14 AM
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33. on the other side of the coin... my partner had a 10% cut in pay and 10 furlough days added.

As a member of the DISD.

Texas loves its teachers.

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sinkingfeeling

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Mon May-09-11 09:53 AM
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35. Yes,a whole 2%.

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MindPilot

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Mon May-09-11 10:17 AM
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37. Got my overtime cut off....

That was the difference between what I make at this job and what I made at the last one.

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TTUBatfan2008

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Mon May-09-11 10:23 AM
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38. 14% raise...

Edited on Mon May-09-11 11:01 AM by TTUBatfan2008

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lumberjack_jeff

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Mon May-09-11 10:26 AM
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39. Yes. But that's only because I work for me. n/t

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ieoeja

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Mon May-09-11 10:33 AM
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40. I got a raise. Don't remember the percentage. n/t

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NightHawk63

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Mon May-09-11 10:35 AM
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42. I got a 2.9% raise this year.

But I am resigning in June to move to Canada.

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JuniperLea

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Mon May-09-11 10:38 AM
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43. Raise and bonus...

Edited on Mon May-09-11 10:38 AM by JuniperLea

Mainly because I took over many duties when someone left the firm, and because my review reads: "constantly exceeds expectations."

Last year was a big year... 10% raise, then an 11% bonus six months later. I don't expect that every year. We skipped a couple regularly scheduled raises, and the bonus pool was smaller in the past few years. It's nice when a boss tries to make that up to employees.

The coolest thing is I'm getting my department head-count increased, so I'm going to be hiring another person this year. I feel really good about creating another job and putting someone back to work!

Things are really looking up... I blame Obama!

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bikebloke

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Mon May-09-11 10:39 AM
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45. My rent also got a raise.

That swallowed up more than my itsy-bitsy raise.

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localroger

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Mon May-09-11 12:05 PM
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46. 4% raise, 10% bonus

I work for a very conservative family owned company in a niche industry that is highly resistant to economic downturns -- which is why I work here.

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NeedleCast

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Mon May-09-11 12:08 PM
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47. Better Than Average, Luckily

After being laid-off from a "dream job" working for an education non-profit in 2009, I found a good, new job after four months of searching. My annual salary increase was 3,000, about a 4.2% increase (just over cost of living).

I'd much rather still be working at the non-profit but donation based non-profits got killed in the heart of the recession years so I understand their position. Out of 47 staffers, six were laid off and the organization has only replaced one of those jobs in the 18 months that followed my layoff.

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mike_c

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Mon May-09-11 12:09 PM
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48. I'm employed but our negotiated raises were arbitrarily cancelled...

Edited on Mon May-09-11 12:10 PM by mike_c

...due to state budget problems. I mean, it's California. We only got one annual raise of the three negotiated during our last contract, and none are on the table for the coming years during current contract negotiations. Of course, we also took a ten percent reduction last year during mandatory furloughs.

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JustAnotherGen

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Mon May-09-11 12:10 PM
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49. Employed

received 8% in February. However - ahem - that was somewhat to make up for the fact that I at one point had a male employee, with less education, and less experience - making more than me. ;-)

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kick-ass-bob

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Mon May-09-11 12:10 PM
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50. 10% two years ago, nothing since.

Not that I need it, though.

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demwing

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Mon May-09-11 12:20 PM
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51. unemployment

and in Florida, it barely pays the rent

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dana_b

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Mon May-09-11 12:53 PM
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54. unemployed in CA.

:hug:

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slater71

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Mon May-09-11 12:49 PM
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52. Nothing for the last three years.

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lame54

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Mon May-09-11 12:51 PM
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53. yes - with another on the way

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Initech

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Mon May-09-11 08:42 PM
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56. I got a 1% raise this year and my boss says there's "room to improve that".

So I'm optimistic but I'm also skeptical at the same time.

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spinbaby

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Mon May-09-11 08:42 PM
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57. 3%

Didn't cover the increase in my health insurance.

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