Timely topic. I'm going to find out on Wednesday at 1pm what my raise will be for this year. I'm guessing it will be around 7%. I'll be very happy with that. Our new fiscal year starts Sept 1, so everybody finds out their raise (if any) this week.
Everybody strugging in IT needs to try the hottest industry right now, healthcare. All these baby boomers getting old means that there will be plenty of jobs for a long time.
Didnt get my raise in March, but got three raises in 2001-2002. Ah, the energy trading bubble...it burst. I'm just happy to be employed.
Last October, like 7-8%. Won't be getting one anytime soon though, I've finally made the plunge to be self-employed. I've been working a couple side jobs (I'm a CPA so plenty of work around) as well as my regular job. I've probably been working 70-80 hours/week for almost 2 years and despite the money I am ready for a break. I am staying with my current job for 20 hours/week and have got contracts from my 2 side jobs for 15 and 5 hours/week. So it definetely makes taking the plunge to self-employment much easier when I have a steady income coming in. So wish me luck!
Part timer at an ISP here in Houston, last raise I got was a year ago, up 50 cent, after getting the same amount of a raise exactly a year before. In the 3 years and half years I have been here, I have had 2 raises. Not too bad considering I am a part timer, full time student.
Haven't worked long enough in my current position to qualify for a raise. Next spring, though! I had to sit there and watch everybody get raises after I had been there for a few months (have to work a year to get a raise). I guess I shouldn't be complaining....straight from A&M into a well paying IT job. I could have done a lot worse.
I got a 25% raise last September. Of course, we fortunately got rid of an employee which helped out tremendously!
10% raise in May. It sure helped that two of our biggest competitors went belly up and we're sitting on top of a newly formed gold mine.
I get above average to excellent performance reviews every year. When the economy is good, I get around 7%. When it's bad, I get around 3%. There was actually a study of the last few years and they said the average good raises were around 2-3% for the last few years since the bottom fell out in March 2000. Normally, a good annual increase is around 6-7%. Increases that are higher than that are usually increases to bring you in line with what you really should be making or are associated with promotions. That's my experience...anyway. I'm in IT as well.
Officially no one got raises last year - although a couple friends and I got tiny ones. This year, the subject didn't even come up - and people are getting laid off. In the meantime, they keep trying to sell us off to various companies (most of which outsource IT to India). I'm trying to re-train myself to get out of IT. Luckily I'll be able to meet expenses on my wife's income if things get tough.
dude, what raise you talking about? hehehehe this one can be really funny if you think it differently
