How good/bad do I have it at my job?

[Leaky Eye]

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Oh, and you generally need to ask for a raise in order to get a raise.

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Two people have said this. Really? All the jobs I've had, there were semi-annual or annual reviews where raises were de facto guaranteed unless you sucked really bad. Have I been lucky?

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I have always worked in this environment as well. Even in that environment I ask for raises. I tell them what I want before the decisions are made. Because once the decisions are made I will have no chance of being heard.