The median wage is creeping up to my current wage, and there’s no increases in sight. I am so screwed.
A lot of us are feeling wage compression where the entry pay rises quickly while our pay roughly stagnates thus diluting our relative earnings. And now we have inflation rate surpassing our annual increases. It’s a mess. Let’s Go Brandon indeed… to hell in a hand basket.
“and there’s no increases in sight. I am so screwed.”
Not exactly.
So, a guy on our team is from a small sub-contractor, w/o any onsite management. He gets the lowest pay but has a workaround for it. He calls out at least one day a week. Yet at end of year it’s “I HAVE to take leave, I’m maxed out on Leave and I’m at Use or Lose.” I used to get angry at that but then I thought about it and decided he’s functionally working at a higher pay rate by calling out so much. He’s actually raising the bar imo.
Demand a raise and freshen up your resume.