What was your pay increase this year?

What was your pay increase this year?

  • I got a pay cut

    Votes: 13 2.9%

  • No increase for me

    Votes: 119 26.4%

  • Between 0% - 5%

    Votes: 129 28.7%

  • Expected average increase of 6%

    Votes: 61 13.6%

  • Between 7% - 10%

    Votes: 45 10.0%

  • Above 10%

    Votes: 53 11.8%

  • Other

    Votes: 30 6.7%
  • Total voters
    450
Changed jobs August 2025 and got 25% raise. Other staff got increases in Jan 2026 so my first will be Jan 2027 probably. New job has less stress, hybrid 2wfh and flexi hours on the other 3 days with a 10 minute longer commute.
 
Passed probation, 16.7% bump & I still have a decent amount of my severance bucks left, making it work BUT job security is never 100% in this modern day so no going balls deep.

Grateful af, I know folks out there earning "lots" yet struggling like a mofo. COL is thru the roof.

No lifestyle creep planned, not even for one of these:

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IYKYK.

Some deeds here if anyone cares and/or gives a darn/damn.

 
FiestaST said:
16.7% bump & I still have a decent amount of my severance bucks left
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hope SARS doesn't come with it's big spiky dildo come tax return time, the unemployed months should soften the blow, but severance pay plus a new job at higher pay in the same tax year can make SARS take aim at your bunghole

took me a year to return that particular "favour" to them o_O
 
No increase this year.

In light of this, there were attempts to discuss hybrid work to try and alleviate financial pressure due to surging fuel prices and the rising cost of living, but these were shot down.

EDIT: We were told by an exec to adjust (our personal lifestyles) and ride it out because things (global events driving the fuel price and cost of living) will normalise. This was back in June.
 
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thestaggy said:
No increase this year.

In light of this, there were attempts to discuss hybrid work to try and alleviate financial pressure due to surging fuel prices and the rising cost of living, but these were shot down.

EDIT: We were told by an exec to adjust (our personal lifestyles) and ride it out because things (global events driving the fuel price and cost of living) will normalise. This was back in June.
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Why would they care, they are unaffected. Their salaries are massive.
 
thestaggy said:
No increase this year.

In light of this, there were attempts to discuss hybrid work to try and alleviate financial pressure due to surging fuel prices and the rising cost of living, but these were shot down.

EDIT: We were told by an exec to adjust (our personal lifestyles) and ride it out because things (global events driving the fuel price and cost of living) will normalise. This was back in June.
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Bruh, we where told to come in more, for collaboration.
 
Anthro said:
Bruh, we where told to come in more, for collaboration.
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I love that one. We lost hybrid work at the end of 2024 for this reason.

''There is a need to (re)build company culture and better collaboration"

Wasn't a few months later they started putting up posters to remind people that this is an open plan office and too much talking distracts people, so there was clearly too much collaborating going on.
 
thestaggy said:
No increase this year.

In light of this, there were attempts to discuss hybrid work to try and alleviate financial pressure due to surging fuel prices and the rising cost of living, but these were shot down.

EDIT: We were told by an exec to adjust (our personal lifestyles) and ride it out because things (global events driving the fuel price and cost of living) will normalise. This was back in June.
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The sheer irony of 6 figure loaded exec's telling the common folks to "adjust your personal lifestyles" :rolleyes: :(

Pretty farked up & is tone deaf af.
 
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