Evaluation Time is Coming - How Do You Prepare?
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I've pretty much avoided them, luckily. I think I've only had one and given one in my life. Sadly though, I've never worked anywhere that pays bonuses.
Generally speaking, I think they suck and are a complete waste of time.
Post mortems, however, are ace.
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At my last place, I was supposed to have one after my (AU standard) 3 month probation but I never got one, so I kept showing up and I kept getting paid. I think I had my first after about 18months of being there and maybe one more over the course of the 4 years that I was there
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@Carnival-Boy said:
I've pretty much avoided them, luckily. I think I've only had one and given one in my life. Sadly though, I've never worked anywhere that pays bonuses.
That's not a bad thing. I've done it and it sucks. It just means you are paid less than you are worth and you absorb risk for the business.
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@nadnerB said:
At my last place, I was supposed to have one after my (AU standard) 3 month probation but I never got one, so I kept showing up and I kept getting paid. I think I had my first after about 18months of being there and maybe one more over the course of the 4 years that I was there
That's what I normally see. Supposed to have them but they never happen.
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Does this lack of raises also mean no cost of living adjustments either?
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@Dashrender said:
Does this lack of raises also mean no cost of living adjustments either?
Not in my experience. We had specific % in creases for cost of living each year, so long as the enterprise agreement was valid (i.e. hadn't reached the expiry/renewal date)
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Wow, I just received my first review in two years... odd that this comes up today.
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@coliver said:
Wow, I just received my first review in two years... odd that this comes up today.
Very odd. How did you do? Any raise?
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@Dashrender said:
Does this lack of raises also mean no cost of living adjustments either?
Yes, because those are raises.
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@nadnerB said:
@Dashrender said:
Does this lack of raises also mean no cost of living adjustments either?
Not in my experience. We had specific % in creases for cost of living each year, so long as the enterprise agreement was valid (i.e. hadn't reached the expiry/renewal date)
Outside of the US the lack of raises is less common. Here, even cost of living is hard to get.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@coliver said:
Wow, I just received my first review in two years... odd that this comes up today.
Very odd. How did you do? Any raise?
No, no raise.... I was offered an incentive to finish my Master's degree though.
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Well that's something. Is it a good incentive? What a weird thing to offer, as if getting a master's helps them in any way.
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@scottalanmiller said:
Well that's something. Is it a good incentive? What a weird thing to offer, as if getting a master's helps them in any way.
Fairly good. I've argued that point in the past... but working for/with friends has its perks.
