[milkytron]

> I think my last raise, after inflation and income tax changes were taken into account, ended up being something like a 0.1% increase.

My last raise was actually a decrease when compared with inflation. I took on the responsibilities of a dev that left and a lead that didn't lead.

I asked for a raise and they gave me what they said, "Was the best we could do."

I left and got a 40% raise somewhere else, and started a mass exodus once others knew how much I got offered.

I'm pretty sure that company now outsources all development aside from a couple people who stayed to start their career. They were already beginning to outsource development jobs, and we could all see the glass ceiling that was installed on top of our heads, despite being told it didn't exist.

[derekp7]

I wonder if instead of asking for a higher raise, if there is better luck asking for a promotion. A promotion can typically be justified as getting an additional 10 - 15% bump in pay on top of the last merit increase, and can happen at any time of the year. Technically you are leaving one role and getting hired into a new one, but at the same company.