How long have you gone without a raise?

[engineergurl]

I would love Colorado, my wife can't take the 40 degree winters here in Georgia though...

I can understand, I love snow, but am scared of Virginia after living in the AL/GA area.... switched the heat pump to cool today!!!

 

[Capt Worley PE]

^I've had the AC on for a few days now...

 

[envirotex]

If you don't mind very warm summer temps and drought...the weather in Texas is lovely. It'll be about 80 degrees here today. I think I'm going to start my garden this weekend.

Oh and we don't have an income tax...

 

[Glen_PE]

I went 3.5 years with only a $1/hour raise for passing the PE. I left and got a 20% raise at a new company. Woot!

 

[EnvEngineer]

I got 2% after 3 years, last year we had a 5% cut which lasted about 9 months. My group posted more revenue (most in history of the firm, not just a fluke year) with fewer people and they still want to put off salery increase discussion until next year. They said there will be bonus but still not a word on how much. I think this is not going to be pleasant.

This is everyone where I work not just me, but its time to start looking... the 6 mile commute has been one thing that kept me from looking.....

....

I had a job offer but asked for them to cover my commute expence, that ended that discussion, My current commute is 10 m door to door. I need alot more money if I am going to spend 2hr+ in the car for another job.

 

[envirotex]

Starting to wonder if this thread is an indication of how many resumes are floating around out there right now...

 

[pbrme]

^^No kidding, just read and this is a bit depressing. Sorry to hear about all of your woes guys.

Longest I went was 1.5yrs. but compensation was just above the national avg. so didn't mind much. Soon after, was laid off and found a new company that wanted to pay a new PE fatty stacks so I accepted (PE probably helped that) which was a nice "raise". Our reviews are in summer, update to come. I concur w/ previous recommendations about looking elsewhere, there's always a greener pasture. I my case I needed to get laid off to know it's true.

Which reminds me: "No matter how hot she is, some guy out there is sick and tired of putting up with her $h!t"

 

[pbrme]

... I've gotten at least two raises a year for the past six years, not including my two promotions.

:ban:

 

[FLBuff PE]

Don't hate the player, hate The Game (which you just lost).

 

[Phalanx]

I went two years without a raise before moving on to bigger and better things. This year, my department received a small COLA.