Post #3695301

2026-07-09 13:41 UTC

Congrats! Make it a regular thing. If you aren’t getting at least a 3% raise annually, you are falling behind on cost of living and inflation. If your company doesn’t automatically give it to you after a performance review or after fiscal year close, make sure you advocate for yourself. A lot of people out there don’t know their worth. Don’t be one of them.

Replies (5)

@velma@sh.itjust.works 2026-07-09 13:46

I’m so bad at this. The fear of losing my job is so ingrained that I often feel like I’m frozen in place hoping to keep my head down and work enough so I don’t end up homeless. Living in the US is fucking awesome /s I should push for a raise soon though. It’s been too long and I’m feeling the pinch with rising costs!

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@strawberry_enjoyer42@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2026-07-09 16:17

I’m not convinced my worth isn’t $10/hr tbh.

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@fyzzlefry@retrolemmy.com 2026-07-09 17:33

These days 3% is falling behind.

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@kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-07-09 20:36

Yeah, it looks like I’m going to have to start doing that. My company gives annual cost of living increases, but they’re barely above the official inflation numbers (and therefore considerably below the actual cost of living). As I get better at my job, I should be making more money, not knocking my performance review out of the park to get the same amount at best.

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@Beth@piefed.social 2026-07-09 20:51

I definitely will. I asked for one after 5 months after a little discussion of what other people were making.

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