Employee of 3 years gets promoted after an amazing performance review, only gets a 1.75% raise: 'I’m a father of 3 trying to make ends meet'

He deserves a lot more than a raise of 1.75%

Many managers wish they could give their top-performing employees a bigger raise, but that's simply not in the budget in this economy. It's a harsh reality right now that we are probably in a recession, but the government just isn't willing to call a spade a spade. People are desperately clinging to their jobs, hoping not to lose them before Christmas, or at all. When you feel like your position isn't a sure thing, all you can do is work hard, hope for the best, and don't do anything to rock the boat.

It really stinks to put in so much work and not reap any benefits from that work besides being told you did a good job. Being told "good job" is good enough when playing rec sports, but when you're creating significant monetary value for your company, those words aren't enough. Sometimes it's not enough to get a better title instead of a raise, but that's often what workers without much leverage over their salary settle for. They get paid the same amount, but have a better title, and therefore have to do more work for less money.

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