Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by giantg2 1890 days ago
Yes, this is fairly normal.

I work for a big company that has a reputation for doing the right thing, which might have been true in the past but doesn't seem to apply now. I have seen them change grade structures, change promotion amounts, and change the pay/bonus structure all to the employees detriment. They always try to put some positive spin on it. I remember I brought up the topic of a raise with one boss because I was low in the pay scale for that grade. His response was that this was a good thing because it gave me room to grow. Seriously? I'd rather be near the top of the scale and not grow very much. Same thing for when we used to be able to count on 3 10% promotions but then they changed it to 4 7% promotions to get to similar compensation (it's actually below because the bonus isn't as good, not to mention it takes years longer to hit that 4th level).

1 comments

Why downvote?