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My old supervisor in Boise said be glad you got 1 percent, and I've decided most of this sub is wrong about that
I know the vibe here is that any boss who pushes back is the enemy, but I want to argue the other side for once. Last year I pushed for a raise and got 1.4 percent. My supervisor said be glad you got anything, plenty of people got zero. I was furious for about a week. Then I did the math on what 1.4 percent meant over 12 months, and it came out to a little over $700. It wasn't nothing, and it wasn't a insult either, it was just the budget. Now I keep seeing posts on here where people quit over 2 percent or 3 percent and I think that's short sighted if the job is otherwise fine. A 2 percent bump at a stable place with good hours beats a 10 percent bump at a place that will grind you down in 6 months. Am I wrong for thinking the size of the raise matters less than what you give up to get it?
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piperwhite2d ago
Do the math on the whole package before you walk, not just the percentage. A stable job with decent hours is worth way more than a shiny raise at a place that burns you out.
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