People not getting a raise - commiserate itt Forum

[Anonymous User]

I'm in basically a tertiary market and the firms don't pay attention to what NYC does. I guess first years are going to have to keep billing 1900 to 2000 to make $100k - $110k (if you're lucky you can work at the firms that want you to bill nyc hours for $120k).

[tyroneslothrop1]

I now make half what a third of my classmates make

[Anonymous User]

I am an ashamed CovingTTTTTTTTTon loser.

[Anonymous User]

I now make half what a third of my classmates make

My first year my salary back when the NYC market was $160k was $75k for a 2000 billable requirement. I feel the pain.

[Anonymous User]

My firm JUST raised salaries and went more lockstep this January, probably due to the crazy NY bonuses. I am very happy with the salary increase, but no way they move again based on this. (Then again, aren't market-comp people concerned that the $180k will just come out of their aforementioned crazy, very recently increased bonuses? I would be.)

[cjw564]

My firm JUST raised salaries and went more lockstep this January, probably due to the crazy NY bonuses. I am very happy with the salary increase, but no way they move again based on this. (Then again, aren't market-comp people concerned that the $180k will just come out of their aforementioned crazy, very recently increased bonuses? I would be.)

Same here. Firm just went to ny scale in tertiary market. Though col is insanely cheap so there is that. But still should have gone to Winston.

[Anonymous User]

I am an ashamed CovingTTTTTTTTTon loser.

If you're actually with Covington, what's the office like right now? How mad are people?

[Anonymous User]

At a ~V93 that pays slightly below market. Living vicariously through others.

[L’Étranger]

I am an ashamed CovingTTTTTTTTTon loser.

That was a weird move in terms of how they rushed in with the NY only bump. It's like they're trying to start a trend for others to follow.

But now if they are forced to come up to (what I hope is) the new market in all of their offices, they'll just look dumb.

Would have been better to just wait.

[linquest]

Work for the Feds. We haven't even received a full COLA raise since I started working in 2009. But at least I typically work a <40 hr workweek!

*Nobody said this was a BigLaw only thread.

[Anonymous User]

State employee in a tea party state here. Hoping to land a sweet $.10 an hour "merit based" raise this year!

[jess]

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[zot1]

Work for the Feds. We haven't even received a full COLA raise since I started working in 2009. But at least I typically work a <40 hr workweek!

*Nobody said this was a BigLaw only thread.

A better reason to do it would be that I see people here who are making less than they could in BigFed but working more hours.

[zot1]

^ accidental anon.

[Anonymous User]

Work for the Feds. We haven't even received a full COLA raise since I started working in 2009. But at least I typically work a <40 hr workweek!

What is the full raise?

It's supposed to be tied to inflation. We had pay freezes from 2011 – 2013, and 1% raises annually since then. From the late 80's through the early 2000's when my Dad was a Fed, the raises were usually around 4% a year.

[baal hadad]

Work for the Feds. We haven't even received a full COLA raise since I started working in 2009. But at least I typically work a <40 hr workweek!

What is the full raise?

It's supposed to be tied to inflation. We had pay freezes from 2011 – 2013, and 1% raises annually since then. From the late 80's through the early 2000's when my Dad was a Fed, the raises were usually around 4% a year.

I'd take dem small raises for the opportunity to basically never get fired