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Originally Posted by Nightfyre
Assuming your wife is the hugely positive force you say she is, she will probably get a raise even if others do not. I suspect the telephone call is for more two-way communication of the goals to ensure that there is an understanding of expectations. With the economy as it is, generally raises will go down. However, raises for valued employees will likely be unaffected, imo.
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I started a new job around 7 months ago with a promise that there would be a raise after 3 months if my performance was what I touted it as, and what they expected it to be. I surpassed it. In fact, the person whom I replace had been there and in the position for 12 years. The economy then proceeded to go straight into the shitter "officially" around 30 days after I started.
I outperformed her by 161% while learning on the job. Due to the economy they were, and still are "unable" to give me the raise as promised. I've done everything short of quitting to let them know it was unacceptable. Luckily, I'm good at what I do and can leave and find work tomorrow. But I'm not. I know what I have here, and between the perks I get like extra paid time off, and the work environment, I'm good with it. I also know that by being a team player now, this company's history dictates they will take very good care of me later.
My suggestion is, regardless of the results, if you like your job trust that compensation will take care of itself in the end. Businesses don't just let good employees walk away. If I walked into HR and put in my notice I'd get everything I wanted and probably a little bit more. But the relationship would be damaged, and I'm confident I'll make far more long term later for handling this the way I am now. But I've always been somewhat of a gambler.