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BellaZ
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Television Producer, Media, Broadcasting
03/03/19 at 11:55PM UTC
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New company policy - annual review no raise!

My company previously did review and raises at 6 month mark.. then annually thereafter. This year, they changed to doing ALL reviews at the first of March, regardless of hire date. Myself and several colleagues just missed the 6 month mark ( by 3 days to 2 weeks!) and had our reviews but were told we won't be receiving raises until our next review, next March! Two others in our department who made the cutoff received them. I was told by my my boss that she is sorry, and if she could , I would be receiving the max allowed as my review was flawless. I get that they want to change the policy (next year will also be merit raises for 1st time instead of across the board).., but we all feel pretty cheated having received positive reviews - yet having to work another entire year without additional compensation. To put into perspective, the 2 employees who made the cut got their raises after 7 months employment, the remaining 4 of us will not have a chance for a raise until we've worked 15 months. We were hired only weeks later than the two who were compensated. How would you reconcile this? I like the company, the boss and the work but I'm left feeling rather underappreciated...

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Lydia Frank
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Marketing executive, DEI advocate
03/07/19 at 10:59PM UTC
If you feel like your current compensation is competitive, then, I'd likely stick it out. If it's not (and it's pretty easy to discover typical salaries for people in similar jobs to yours online), then I think it warrants additional conversation with your employer to find a potential remedy. Maybe they'd be open to talking about a bonus for folks with high ratings that missed the cutoff vs. a base pay increase?
Anonymous
03/04/19 at 6:57PM UTC
Falling in the midst of a policy change can be super frustrating! There are always going to be those few who are negatively affected by a policy change. I'd say, if you are happy overall in your role at your company and like your boss, I'd stick it out. If you felt you weren't being fairly compensated prior to this change, I'd revisit the conversation with your boss and talk about the value you are bringing in your role and what you feel is fair - most times, it can't hurt to ask!
Nicole Anderson
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30-something professional. Dog mom. Avid reader
03/04/19 at 12:21AM UTC
That’s definitely a tough situation, and I can understand why you’re feeling the way you are. It sounds like extremely poor timing. Try to remember that with all company decisions... and changes to culture... there has to be a cut off to the old policies. It sounds like your boss genuinely appreciates you and gave you a glowing review. If you like the work that you do and feel you’re fairly compensated overall - try to give the company a little longer - see if time makes any difference to your current feelings. My company does annual reviews and merit increases. I appreciate that our raises are based off overall ratings on an individual basis because I feel more in control of the outcome of my raise. Hopefully this helps?

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