October 2017 15K, or get Matt267 PE banned, SPAM thread

[DoctorWho-PE]

Salary adjustment meetings today.  Get to find out how much of a raise I don't get for not passing the PE this spring. 

 

[CTOD]

Salary adjustment meetings today.  Get to find out how much of a raise I don't get for not passing the PE this spring. 

aww you blew by it like a meaningless integer....

 

[CTOD]

....

aww you blew by it like a meaningless integer....

hey people, numbers mean things.

 

[tj_PE]

if every view of this thread was tied to a response we'd be over 17k right now. just saying. stop lurking!!!!

 

[tj_PE]

..join us

 

[DoctorWho-PE]

if every view of this thread was tied to a response we'd be over 17k right now. just saying. stop lurking!!!!

Some of it is me lurking.  In another window.

aww you blew by it like a meaningless integer....

Sorry, I didn't mean to hurt 4k's feelings. 

 

[DoctorWho-PE]

Annnd.. salary adjustment was as dismal as expected.  Maybe next year.

 

[leggo PE]

Annnd.. salary adjustment was as dismal as expected.  Maybe next year.

You would have had to wait until NOW to get your raise from the PE, if you'd passed in May?

 

[leggo PE]

I got my raise (albeit it was less than I was expecting) immediately after getting my results. I am expecting another raise at the end of this year as well.

 

[DoctorWho-PE]

You would have had to wait until NOW to get your raise from the PE, if you'd passed in May?

Would have gotten a bonus in May, and a raise in January.  Now I'll have to wait until January 2019.  Vomit.

 

[CTOD]

Would have gotten a bonus in May, and a raise in January.  Now I'll have to wait until January 2019.  Vomit.

Darn that's frustrating. For me, I will receive no reward or any recognition whatsoever from my company if I pass the machine design. So at least if you pass you get rewarded, albeit untimely. 

 

[tj_PE]

Darn that's frustrating. For me, I will receive no reward or any recognition whatsoever from my company if I pass the machine design. So at least if you pass you get rewarded, albeit untimely. 

Same.

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[CTOD]

Same.

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What were reasons for taking it?

I figured it'd be best to get it out of the way in case I ever needed it down the road, and maybe someday I'll start my own consulting firm.

 

[leggo PE]

Why the heck don't companies give people raises for things that ultimately do the company good?

 

[tj_PE]

What were reasons for taking it?
I figured it'd be best to get it out of the way in case I ever needed it down the road, and maybe someday I'll start my own consulting firm.

Because I need it to sit for the SE in the state of WA. So like taking the FE really

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[tj_PE]

Why the heck don't companies give people raises for things that ultimately do the company good?

Because that would suggest companies willingly paid what their employees were actually worth?

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[knight1fox3]

Annnd.. salary adjustment was as dismal as expected.  Maybe next year.

Was it straight nothing or a small percentage as a merit increase? If so, what was the % if you don't mind my asking?

I got my raise (albeit it was less than I was expecting) immediately after getting my results. I am expecting another raise at the end of this year as well.

Would have gotten a bonus in May, and a raise in January.  Now I'll have to wait until January 2019.  Vomit.

Darn that's frustrating. For me, I will receive no reward or any recognition whatsoever from my company if I pass the machine design. So at least if you pass you get rewarded, albeit untimely. 

Same.

Engineers shouldn't automatically assume they deserve a raise for obtaining a PE license. Especially if it does not provide any extra value to the company. 

I worked for a company like that when I first got my PE. And I had to schedule a panel meeting and demonstrate why I felt a raise was deserved and what kind of additional responsibilities I would be taking on to warrant my request. In the end, I was able to negotiate a 10% raise. A couple years later I ended up leaving that company for consulting and a nice 20% bump.

In my opinion, you are only what you think you are worth to an employer. One cannot assume your employer will assume that you are automatically worth more. An employer will typically try to pay as little as possible for an employee. Especially if they can easily replace you. But if you demonstrate extreme value and an irreplaceable skill set, then you have bargaining power.

:2cents:

 

[knight1fox3]

Why the heck don't companies give people raises for things that ultimately do the company good?

How does having a PE automatically do good for a company?

 

[knight1fox3]

Because that would suggest companies willingly paid what their employees were actually worth?

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This is very locale dependent.

 

[leggo PE]

How does having a PE automatically do good for a company?

I guess the company I work for values me taking the necessary step to be able to sign drawings and head projects for them.