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GSRIDER · 09-02-2003, 12:52 PM

Damn them!! I've been on a pay freeze for almost 2 years and I thought I saw the sun beaming over the horizon and I just found out that that is not the case. That I have been lumped into the another group with a later time frame.

Granted as a graphic artist in this time of economic woe I am glad to have a job. I have watched co-workers crumble all around me. Seen my floor empty and be refilled again. I stuck through, head up waiting for the circle to become complete. I've played the games ra ra ra we want a better economy ra ra re kick him in the other knee.

I'm just pissed.

Oh well I start school in 3 weeks. Midlife career change.

jfranco13 · 09-02-2003, 12:55 PM

I should be finding out my raise in about 3 weeks. Odds are I'll be in the same boat - no soup for me!!! In the IT field, I'm in agreement with you that I'm just happy to have a job.

GSRIDER · 09-02-2003, 01:07 PM

We cut all our IT and them brought them back out sourced. I thought IT was holding steady though.

i8one2 · 09-02-2003, 01:20 PM

been frosen for 4-5 years! I doesn't matter. I have learned to adapt, become a better consumer and lessen the waste, in other words tighten my belt.

Rodney · 09-02-2003, 01:48 PM

Oh well, at least prices for computers and consumer electronics and cars have also frozen or come down in the past few years. Too bad we can't say the same for housing, medical care, or the cost of education.

GSRIDER · 09-02-2003, 02:46 PM

Nor the cost of gas. And trust me, I'm as thrifty as they get. Plus I work at night to bring in extra moola.

We've been on a freeze since July 01. But this april the freeze was lifted and depending on your hire date you were in one of two pools: April and October review schedules. I was informed that since I recieved a promotion right before the freeze that i along with only a handful of other people have been put in a third pool of individuals awaiting review/rate increase until April 04.

Cubby · 09-02-2003, 07:36 PM

Working for my old company (In the Tech industry) I had been on a pay freeze for 3 years and had survived 2 years worth of large scale cuts. Unfortunately I didn't survive the latest cut. Ah well..time for a job change anyway.

insect2003 · 09-02-2003, 11:04 PM

the economy is picking up, so people should see a raise this year, the nasdaq is up 25% ytd i believe

GSRIDER · 09-03-2003, 09:03 AM

Things are looking better. But people are still iffy about hiring. After stretching employee workloads and seeing that employees in fear of losing their jobs have managed to stay on top... whats the point of hiring more people.

troit · 09-03-2003, 10:16 AM

Ahhh.. Remember the days of 5 digit bonuses and a hefty pay increase every year... Well like a majority of you those day are long gone for me. Working in the financial arena where the stock market plays a big part, those days will not be back until the stock market turns around. And who knows how long that will be... Don't get me wrong. I'm still happy to be employed but you would think that an employer would at least give a cost of living raise every other year at the minimum....

baaa · 09-03-2003, 10:23 AM

i agree

micah67 · 09-03-2003, 10:57 AM

Nothing this year - first year I haven't seen a raise since... well... forever. IT industry is dry in my area, too.

Cynthetiq · 09-03-2003, 11:30 AM

IT industry sucks here right now... i'm not doing IT anymore, I survived over 20 reorgs, and when I became a manager, I survived about 3 of them...

now...TV production...

09-02-2003, 12:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
GSRIDER spurt king Location: Out of my mind	PAY FREEZE!!!!! Damn them!! I've been on a pay freeze for almost 2 years and I thought I saw the sun beaming over the horizon and I just found out that that is not the case. That I have been lumped into the another group with a later time frame. Granted as a graphic artist in this time of economic woe I am glad to have a job. I have watched co-workers crumble all around me. Seen my floor empty and be refilled again. I stuck through, head up waiting for the circle to become complete. I've played the games ra ra ra we want a better economy ra ra re kick him in the other knee. I'm just pissed. Oh well I start school in 3 weeks. Midlife career change. __________________ No signature at this time.

09-02-2003, 12:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
jfranco13 Crazy Location: Pittsburgh, PA	I should be finding out my raise in about 3 weeks. Odds are I'll be in the same boat - no soup for me!!! In the IT field, I'm in agreement with you that I'm just happy to have a job. __________________ We may lose, and we may win, but we will never be here again.

09-02-2003, 01:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
GSRIDER spurt king Location: Out of my mind	We cut all our IT and them brought them back out sourced. I thought IT was holding steady though. __________________ No signature at this time.

09-02-2003, 01:20 PM	#4 (permalink)
i8one2 COMPLETED and A TRAINER Location: BEAN_TOWN	been frosen for 4-5 years! I doesn't matter. I have learned to adapt, become a better consumer and lessen the waste, in other words tighten my belt. __________________ LEATHER, LATEX and LACE "SSC" "Nothing That Gives Pleasure is Bad" Quality is for those who know what they want and are at peace with what they have. "S/M is about emotion; the erotic tension between my impulse toward something and my resistance against it."-- Virginia Barker

09-02-2003, 02:46 PM	#6 (permalink)
GSRIDER spurt king Location: Out of my mind	Nor the cost of gas. And trust me, I'm as thrifty as they get. Plus I work at night to bring in extra moola. We've been on a freeze since July 01. But this april the freeze was lifted and depending on your hire date you were in one of two pools: April and October review schedules. I was informed that since I recieved a promotion right before the freeze that i along with only a handful of other people have been put in a third pool of individuals awaiting review/rate increase until April 04. __________________ No signature at this time.

09-02-2003, 01:48 PM	#5 (permalink)
Rodney Observant Ruminant Location: Rich Wannabe Hippie Town	Oh well, at least prices for computers and consumer electronics and cars have also frozen or come down in the past few years. Too bad we can't say the same for housing, medical care, or the cost of education.

09-02-2003, 07:36 PM	#7 (permalink)
Cubby Insane Location: BC, Canada	Working for my old company (In the Tech industry) I had been on a pay freeze for 3 years and had survived 2 years worth of large scale cuts. Unfortunately I didn't survive the latest cut. Ah well..time for a job change anyway. __________________ Don't be irreplaceable - if you can't be replaced, you can't be promoted!

09-02-2003, 11:04 PM	#8 (permalink)
insect2003 Tilted	the economy is picking up, so people should see a raise this year, the nasdaq is up 25% ytd i believe

09-03-2003, 09:03 AM	#9 (permalink)
GSRIDER spurt king Location: Out of my mind	Things are looking better. But people are still iffy about hiring. After stretching employee workloads and seeing that employees in fear of losing their jobs have managed to stay on top... whats the point of hiring more people. __________________ No signature at this time.

09-03-2003, 10:16 AM	#10 (permalink)
troit Transfer Agent Location: NYC	Ahhh.. Remember the days of 5 digit bonuses and a hefty pay increase every year... Well like a majority of you those day are long gone for me. Working in the financial arena where the stock market plays a big part, those days will not be back until the stock market turns around. And who knows how long that will be... Don't get me wrong. I'm still happy to be employed but you would think that an employer would at least give a cost of living raise every other year at the minimum.... __________________ I've yet to dephile myself...

09-03-2003, 10:23 AM	#11 (permalink)
baaa Banned Location: ville	i agree

09-03-2003, 10:57 AM	#12 (permalink)
micah67 Thor Location: 33:08:12N 117:10:23W	Nothing this year - first year I haven't seen a raise since... well... forever. IT industry is dry in my area, too. __________________ ~micah

09-03-2003, 11:30 AM	#13 (permalink)
Cynthetiq Tilted Cat Head Administrator Location: Manhattan, NY	IT industry sucks here right now... i'm not doing IT anymore, I survived over 20 reorgs, and when I became a manager, I survived about 3 of them... now...TV production... __________________ I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not. What's the best nation in the world? DO-NATION!