How much did you get for your last pay raise?

On the off chance my boss will see this thread, the above post was not meant as bitching, merely that I wouldn't mind rectifying that situation in the near future.

Neither would my bill collectors.

 

Three percent...just like it has been every year for the past four years...

 

In my first year, I got a $4,000 raise, but that was during economic good times. I doubled my pay within three years from my beginning pay (I did switch shops in there).

Sadly, I haven't been able to maintain that clip. In fact, since my wife stays at home, our overall household income is probably lower than its ever been.

I accepted identical pay to come to my current stop from my last one, but I'm much, much happier for doing it. Sometimes money isn't everything.

Since I've been here, I think the raises have been in the 2 percent range, not standard for most businesses, but sadly pretty standard for our business.

 

Ah...but a raise would allow me to pay some bills while still maintaining my heroin habit.

 

My most recent pay raise - which was last week - was $22 a week- before taxes and 401k deduction.

 

He's got a point. I made pennies working at a daily rag during college because someone stuck out his neck for me. That measly job helped get me to where I am today.

I gave up making big bucks working in the streets, er, restaurants.

 

Do people still get real raises in our profession?

 

When I left my last paper, I made less then than when I started there. That's the wonder of ever-increasing insurance costs and adding a child to the benefits. Oh yeah, and no freaking raises, either.

At my new job/career, I recently got a 13.3 percent pay raise.