My company is the worst.

[Muse]

Everyone is trying to rain on OP's parade. I say.... Congrats ya filthy animal! Can ya buy me a tube of meat too???

Yeah, congrats. Don't remember it ever happening to me. My significant raises have happened when I changed jobs, basically after being laid off!

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

Big raise = you were very underpaid until today

Not true. Depends on your job, position, and employer.

Been with my employer for just a year, got an 8% raise and a decently fat bonus based on profits. I was just out of college ~5 years ago and it's taken me to my 3rd employer already to find something half-decent as far as raises are concerned. Of course, my biggest raises were the starting salary between the employers, but I digress :biggrin: For once I'm happy and won't be leaving this employer anytime soon.

 

[MongGrel]

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Primus%20sucks

Thanks. I never knew that, obviously

 

[Fenixgoon]

Nah it's cool, I enjoy my 15 minute commute to work and $10/month in transportation costs. A house that would meet those same requirements is 600k at a minimum in this current market, and I sure as fuck aint buying a townhouse or condo.

move to the land of the free - AKA anywhere else in the US.

apartment rent in LA (2bed, 2bath, 2 garage spots) - 2150/mo

house rent in texas (3bed, 2bath, 2 car garage, small yard) - 1450/mo


but congrats on the raise use it to buy a more ridiculous scooter!

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

move to the land of the free - AKA anywhere else in the US.

apartment rent in LA (2bed, 2bath, 2 garage spots) - 2150/mo

house rent in texas (3bed, 2bath, 2 car garage, small yard) - 1450/mo


but congrats on the raise use it to buy a more ridiculous scooter!

Where the hell are you living in Texas that has $1,450 for renting that?

Our House - 3Bdr, 2.5Bath, 2 Car Garage, Small Yard, 2-Story, $846/mo (Includes Escrow - Year end Taxes + Home Insurance).

 

[Muse]

move to the land of the free - AKA anywhere else in the US.

apartment rent in LA (2bed, 2bath, 2 garage spots) - 2150/mo

house rent in texas (3bed, 2bath, 2 car garage, small yard) - 1450/mo

Where the hell are you living in Texas that has $1,450 for renting that?

Our House - 3Bdr, 2.5Bath, 2 Car Garage, Small Yard, 2-Story, $846/mo (Includes Escrow - Year end Taxes + Home Insurance).

Move to San Francisco if you want to find out just how far your money won't go.

 

[K1052]

Move to San Francisco if you want to find out just how far your money won't go.

The rent on our 2br apartment is moving up to $5200/mo at the end of December.

Abandon all fiscal hope ye who enter here.

 

[lxskllr]

The rent on our 2br apartment is moving up to $5200/mo at the end of December.

Abandon all fiscal hope ye who enter here.

You could get a sweet truck for ~$62k ;^)

 

[Fenixgoon]

Where the hell are you living in Texas that has $1,450 for renting that?

Our House - 3Bdr, 2.5Bath, 2 Car Garage, Small Yard, 2-Story, $846/mo (Includes Escrow - Year end Taxes + Home Insurance).

North Austin.

If I were to buy it, I'm sure it would be much lower. Either way, I'm getting a hell of a lot more for my money than I was in LA

 

[WHAMPOM]

Every time I think about testing the waters, they give me more money - just gave me 10% more today, bastards.

No seriously,

That just means you have been working for less then you are worth for a long time. Great selfie though.

 

[Dannar26]

The rent on our 2br apartment is moving up to $5200/mo at the end of December.

Abandon all fiscal hope ye who enter here.

Please tell me your toilets sing, or that there's built-in strippers or something.

 

[destrekor]

I understand why they do it, but giving valuable employees raises when they ask for them seems "good enough" to keep people working there. After all, it's easier to ask for a raise at your current place of employment than it is to get a new higher paying job elsewhere. I would expect asking for a raise to always be the first move before an employee begins to look for other places to work. Proactively giving raises runs the risk of giving people who are perfectly satisfied with their wages a raise, and it doesn't seem to offer much benefit over simply giving them what they want when they ask for it. It surprises me that companies do it.

It is surprising, but it is the type of company that is destined to have a better work force. They realize that keeping employees happy by appearing to look out for them and their personal well-being, is likely to produce a more productive workforce, with employees who are more likely to remain loyal and thus the talent remains at the firm.

Albeit not quite an apt analogy, it's like the company that is fine with paying higher IT budgets to get their systems secured and especially the productivity technology up to date. The higher up front cost makes many companies shy away from those updates until it is absolutely needed (likely too late), whereas doing it early actually is likely to stave off higher costs down the road (if for security purposes), or is likely to increase total productivity (if for overall technology purchases).

These are the types of companies that may just also offer gym/health club memberships or discounts. On the face of it, it's a nice perk as an employee, but for the company, it may lead to healthier employees which reduces the cost-share for their group health insurance.

Now, if we ever move to a unified health insurance system where employers no longer feel pressured into providing private health insurance for which they have a cost-share, I do wonder if those with health perks will fade out those perks.
However, even without the reduction in insurance premium cost-share, healthier employees should mean less sick days, and especially fewer long-term bouts of illness or recovery from other health-related issues like surgery for heart disease or hospital time for other organ maladies.

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

North Austin.

If I were to buy it, I'm sure it would be much lower. Either way, I'm getting a hell of a lot more for my money than I was in LA

Fair enough, but you Californistan's are turning Austin into a shit island where everything there is spiking in price, and Walmart wants me to pay $0.10 per bag because I'm not a local that carries around re-usable ones wherever I go.... Except in reality, they are charging you for bags in that city because people are stupid enough to pay such things and allow them to have more profits.

 

[Engineer]

Congrats OP. Haven't had a raise in nearly 2.5 years and the company is holding on by a thread. Just not sure I give a shit anymore.

 

[Fenixgoon]

Fair enough, but you Californistan's are turning Austin into a shit island where everything there is spiking in price, and Walmart wants me to pay $0.10 per bag because I'm not a local that carries around re-usable ones wherever I go.... Except in reality, they are charging you for bags in that city because people are stupid enough to pay such things and allow them to have more profits.

i agree wholeheartedly.

at least i'm not a native californian :sneaky:

 

[Newell Steamer]

Grats! I'm not sure how much 10% more on an unpaid internship is, but, as long as your happy.

 

[K1052]

Please tell me your toilets sing, or that there's built-in strippers or something.

No built in strippers, they all work out at the gym I go to though. Also the porn stars/prostitutes as well.

 

[Dr. Zaus]

Every time I think about testing the waters, they give me more money - just gave me 10% more today, bastards.

No seriously,

Congrats: You only need to send me 10% of that bonus I earned you ;-)

We're reading these books in the spring.

Humble Inquiry: The Gentle Art of Asking Instead of Telling
Images of Organization: The Executive Edition
Reinventing Organizations
Creating Teams with an Edge


any suggestions?

 

[NutBucket]

Nah it's cool, I enjoy my 15 minute commute to work and $10/month in transportation costs. A house that would meet those same requirements is 600k at a minimum in this current market, and I sure as fuck aint buying a townhouse or condo.

You know they built some new townhomes near Cleon/Camarillo (near The Habit). The cheapest one was listed at $650k and they sold all 8 (maybe 10?) in under 2 months.

Anyway, how's that OT going?