[giantg2]

Boom.

This guy gets it. I have been passed over and screwed over for years. I worked above my level for 2 years without a promotion and a meager bonus. When they finally started talking about a "promotion" it would be a 13% increase in hours for a 7% raise, and higher expectations. They also wouldn't follow their own policies, to my detriment.

Basic psychology says I was conditioned to do the minimum because I get treated and paid basically the same whether I work hard in do the minimum. You reap what you sow, Mr CEO...

[thatguy0900]

I would say it's even worse than that, in the current environment that pay raise probably doesn't even put you back where you started 2 years ago. If quit quitting is doing the absolute minimum to keep the job, then quite firing should be any company who isn't willing to match inflation at the minimum

[giantg2]

My company generally keeps up with inflation, and that 7% would be on top of that. That specific scenario for me was about 4 years ago (I'm now 10 years in with a Masters and I'm just a midlevel dev making less than $100k).

Last year I got a bad rating because there was extreme context switching and I was "slow" (management was terrible and said they expected to burn people in a year or two). So I got almost nothing at the end of the year - effectively a 4.5% pay cut.

[silksowed]

any advice? my manager left 9 months ago and they decided to never backfill so i own basically all of it. granted i don't perform at the level he did but my pay has been stagnant and its always awkward in interviews to talk about projects that are clearly above my job title. they've floated the idea of a title bump/increase pay but it just seems like a carrot to keep me churning.

[HeyLaughingBoy]

It is just a carrot. If you've outlined your needs "I'm being paid below my level" and they refuse to do anything about it, your choices are suck it up, or find a better job.

[giantg2]

I'm the wrong guy for career advise since I'm 10 years in with a Masters and I'm just a midlevel dev making less than $100k.

If you're doing the job, take the bump in title/pay.

[onemoresoop]

Wait for a crunch time when they need you the most and your bargaining power is at it's highest. Ask for the raise and backpay for 2 years. If they don't do it quit. But still, if they do so take your back pay and quit.

[lcnPylGDnU4H9OF]

> Ask for the raise and backpay for 2 years.

I can't help but feel this is rather naive advice, not because of what it is but because:

> my manager left 9 months ago

If you're going to ask for back pay, ask for nine months and cite this as why. It would also look bad if you accept the back pay and just quit immediately, regardless of how you feel about treating your employer that way (personally, I wouldn't care about doing this if I feel like a cog). That might come back to bite you depending on future employment prospects.