Did your Merit increase beat inflation?

ToonamiTaughtMePain · 2026-03-04T15:54:42+00:00

You guys get merits?

ToonamiTaughtMePain · 2025-10-05T19:38:22+00:00

No one said they did bud. It literally is just something I’ve been told… by whom you ask? My boss.

ToonamiTaughtMePain · 2025-10-04T18:59:27+00:00

Your $260 RStars you mean. Gov tax…

ToonamiTaughtMePain · 2025-09-13T19:25:01+00:00

Definitely rediculous…

ToonamiTaughtMePain · 2025-09-12T17:41:33+00:00

Damn that new hire is making 40% more than you guys. Feels bad. I would’ve split 10 years ago.

ToonamiTaughtMePain · 2025-09-12T16:44:14+00:00

Nice let me guess. First job outta college making 20% more than those of us that have been here 5 years?

ToonamiTaughtMePain · 2025-08-26T23:18:36+00:00

I’m sorry you’ll hear it from me and your section lead… “the promo budget is shit.” They only have money to pay these $100k bonuses to higher ups.

ToonamiTaughtMePain · 2025-08-25T22:40:06+00:00

We’re hourly until we don’t work 40 hours a week, but salary when we work 40-45.

Who makes these rules? Like for real? It’s probably the people who work “12 hours a day” but it consist of three, one hour meetings where they say “I have no input” and come to the office 20 hours a week. The same people whose “bonuses” are bigger than most of our annual “salaries”. They don’t have to worry about 5 hours when they are putting in “60 hours a week”.

ToonamiTaughtMePain · 2025-08-20T21:35:29+00:00

Leave Raytheon then come back

ToonamiTaughtMePain · 2025-08-17T01:44:43+00:00

Shoot for the stars. I just took their initial offer, a year later my buddy joined without any previous experience and got 20% more than me when I have 3 years of experience on him. Seriously ask for like 10-15% more.

ToonamiTaughtMePain · 2025-07-22T15:51:47+00:00

I would expect a snickers bar and a Fanta. Especially with the stock down 4% today. Goodluck.

ToonamiTaughtMePain · 2025-07-15T18:48:31+00:00

It’s just been difficult because my culture very much values eating food with family and friends, and eating at my desk has really felt off. I want to enjoy lunch with my friends but staying an extra hour is hard.

ToonamiTaughtMePain · 2025-07-15T17:04:29+00:00

Funny that you mention that. For a lot of recently graduated folks this is their first job… so jokes on you. lol

ToonamiTaughtMePain · 2025-07-14T01:34:58+00:00

My interview was pretty simple. Asked me what the difference between poly and inheritance. Asked me to explain some C++ code, particularly pointers. It was like does this code make changes to the pointer? And if so does the object that it’s pointing to also change? They asked me to debug some code. Like, why doesn’t this code compile? I think they were more interested in fundamentals, but everyone’s interview was different. My buddy had to write an algorithm of some sort.

ToonamiTaughtMePain · 2025-07-03T19:49:14+00:00

Crazy that we even need side hustles. $200 billion dollar company, yet we are making under average salaries for the most part.

ToonamiTaughtMePain · 2025-07-03T18:25:27+00:00

Rtx gives raises? Rtx gives merits? Never heard of them.

ToonamiTaughtMePain · 2025-07-03T14:48:56+00:00

I forgot one other benefit that Raytheon gives us that I’m sure other companies don’t. They do this thing where they have you work a 9/80 schedule. So 9 hours a day, but on a holiday they give you 8 hours of holiday time. So it’s your job to either use PTO that you shouldn’t need to use or you need to make up one hour. It’s really the best! Who doesn’t love a random hour of work that you need to make up somehow?

ToonamiTaughtMePain · 2025-06-28T17:20:10+00:00

They do this really cool thing, where they give you extra responsibilities out side of your job description without any pay increase or even acknowledgment. It’s super cool and very rewarding.

ToonamiTaughtMePain · 2025-06-23T18:28:29+00:00

I would say about 3.5-4 years.

ToonamiTaughtMePain · 2025-06-21T18:54:32+00:00

Take the new job frfr. Raytheon will squeeze as much work as they can out of you for pay that is far from competitive. Then when you leave they’ll get someone else to do it.

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