PeoplesElbow
Well-Known Member
Looks like it will also be retroactive.
Hoo-frickin'-ray.
I know that feds seem to be everyone's favorite whipping boy - but aside from ridiculous comparisons and outrageous estimations of benefits and salaries - pay raises for federal employees is far less than your average American has received -
Since 2008 - 2.5, 2.9, then 1.5 for each year after that.
Then in years 2011, 12 and 13 - zero.
Then the next four years - 1%.
Last year - 1.4%. Until Friday, we were once again going to get a zero.
I really get weary of being told my job isn't worth anything to taxpayers. I daresay the arguments given could easily be said about most people's jobs - so that argument I ignore.
But here's the thing about the raise - do you know what the average American worker's pay increase has been over the last ten, twenty years?
For most people it hovers between 2.9% to 3.1% this century. That's typical. For federal workers, not so much.
When I was a contractor, our raises were closely linked to govt raises. For quite a few years, 1.5% was considered terrific (by management, not the workers...).To be fair most people in the private sector do not get an across the board raise, they get what government people get as steps or performance increases.
Was that in addition to some sort of step and/or performance increase?When I was a contractor, our raises were closely linked to govt raises. For quite a few years, 1.5% was considered terrific (by management, not the workers...).
When I was a contractor, our raises were closely linked to govt raises. For quite a few years, 1.5% was considered terrific (by management, not the workers...).
Nope. That was the entire raise. And that was if you were a good performer. Lower end raises were in the .5-1% range.Was that in addition to some sort of step and/or performance increase?
Nope. That was the entire raise. And that was if you were a good performer. Lower end raises were in the .5-1% range.
Reason why I think government employees get a pretty decent deal.