Is it normal to be at a job for 7 years, and make the same amount?

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My significant other has been at his current job for seven years now. He only got a raids once, which was taken away from him in 2008 when the recession hit. All the employees were given a 5% demotion across the board. Since then he has not had a single cost of living raise or employee evaluation. There are no promotion opportunities at his company what so ever. Is this in any way normal? I'm flabbergasted that there was not a single negative finding on google for this company. I work for a company that gives a yearly evaluation and cost of living salary increase so to me this seems really wrong. I feel like his employer is taking advantage of a bad economy to undervalue their workers. We can only hope that something better comes along for him. He is hard worker and deserves much better than this.

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  • boehawk
    11 years ago

    Unless there are some perks like stock options , company car , year end or Christmas bonuses , free trips or something like that he's in what is know as a dead end job . He should take the skills he's learned and or polished there and put in some applications elsewhere . Even if it a ok wage now in time it won't be get out before that happens .

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  • howaminotmyself
    11 years ago

    How big is the company? Is there a board of directors calling the shots? What kind of benefits are available? Is the company making losing money?

    I use to get a cost of living wage increase every year but the company can't afford it. And I'm given the fiscal reports to prove it. But my boss doesn't determine my raise, the board does. And I'm grateful they haven't taken away my benefits despite the fact that health care costs have gone up. I may not get a raise, but they still pay for my health insurance. I just have to get creative. This year I'm hoping the company will buy me a new laptop for home. And I'm pretty sure I'll get it.

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  • dinz
    11 years ago

    Well there is a delicate balancing between giving what employees want to the best of their abilities and ensuring job security.

    Employers would find it easier to decrease expenses, labour costs and/or increase productivity to keep the position as oppose to losing skilled workers who alot of employers spend money to train them in the first place.

    Well if you are concerned about if this particular company your husband is working for, I would be checking their financial reports which is normally available to the public (assuming shares are owned by public shareholders).

    Or your husband can start looking for another job that will offer him better incentives.

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  • Allistalla
    11 years ago

    This honestly depends on the time of job. Also some jobs do not have alot of room to move up in so you have to stop increasing pay at a certien cut off.

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  • Frozen_Stair
    11 years ago

    If it's a bad pay, blue collar job, then yes, it's pretty normal.
    If it's a white collar job that requires skill and a college degree, that's really weird.

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