Sean, As recently as a few years ago, you'd have been right on the money (no pun intended!) to complain about getting a stellar review and no associated pay raise (other than the COLA). However, the pendulum has swung to the EXTREME other side - and now zero raises - or even reductions in pay - are becoming the norm.
Personally, I've seen many seasoned security professionals having to swallow their pride and be happy to simply have a permanent position. Now, my opinion on this may be slightly biased, (as I was recently caught up in Symantec Corporation's latest round of lay-offs, even after a near-perfect evaluation with no associated pay increase). However, I'd consider you to be fortunate that you did at least receive a nominal increase. On the other side of the coin, it never hurts to know what's on the "other side of the fence." Shop yourself around and see if there are other companies that might meet your salary expectations. Finally, I'd be very careful about publicly discussing other people's salaries, as some companies consider "salary discussions" to be grounds for termination. Good Luck, -Gene Scriven [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "sean dankers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 9:44 AM Subject: Am I getting the wrong end of the stick????? > > I work as a govt contractor in DC and have been with my present company for > a year now. Previously I was in the Armed Forces for 9 years to give you a > little background. Anyways, I went in for a review and was told that they > do not give formal reviews because they have less than 50 employees. My > supervisor then stated that all was to receive was a Cost-of-Living > adjustment. I am currently the lowest paid IA analyst on the so-called > team. I say so-called because the team lead is one with no IT experience > and a associates from 1974 in Interior Design and gets a little more than 7k > than I do. She has been here only a few months because I was the only one > working on a 3 person contract. The newest team member is fresh out of the > Army working on his Masters and gets 15k more than I do. I have worked with > the client to help my company get a new contract and have helped them get > another federal contract during my time here. > > Should I have received more than a COL raise for being a excellent employee > and surpassing my initial expectations?????? > > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > >
