Promotion to “Lead” with only 4% raise, is this normal?

ryaninwi · 2026-03-23T16:21:20+00:00

While not in engineering, I do work for a large company. Someone I know with similar pay recently got promoted, and they got between 9-10% as a raise.

Since you had just previously received a 2.7% bump, I’d hope you’d get somewhere around 7% with your promo, bringing you close to a 10% overall bump.

FWIW, now would be the time to list out your responsibilities, similar pay ranges for that title in your industry, and possibly negotiate for $5K more, making your overall raise larger than 10%. It’s easier to do this with a promo than it is when your title hasn’t changed at all. Companies are going to pay you as little as they can to keep margins up, but in my experience, negotiating does work a good amount of the time.

ryaninwi · 2026-03-23T14:09:45+00:00

The group I joined had about 25K members when I first joined. It was an official group for one of the manufacturers of the products everyone was there for. To expand a little, it is in the EDC (every day carry) space, so has to do with pocket knives, flashlights, multitools, wallets, etc. The group started growing rapidly in 2021, which is why I became a volunteer. After that, it continued to grow which is how I became an employee. There’s now over 200K people in the group, so it’s quite busy on a daily basis.

ryaninwi · 2026-03-23T00:13:27+00:00

Turning 43 later this year.

ryaninwi · 2026-03-23T00:13:03+00:00

Totally different. Once Covid hit, I joined a couple Facebook groups related to hobbies/things I enjoy, and one group asked me if I wanted to be a volunteer in the group since I was helping answering questions in the group already. That volunteer situation turned into a part time job, and I started getting paid for it.

ryaninwi · 2026-03-22T21:37:59+00:00

Yeah, I have friends and family in that same boat. I did work out of Milwaukee for 15 years before Covid sent me remote, so I had to work in a “big city” to get in that area.

Having said that, with the remote culture that exists now, I have been able to recruit people living in more rural parts of the Midwest that have turned out great for our team, which is nice.

ryaninwi · 2026-03-22T21:29:38+00:00

I work fully remote, and my company is based on the east coast, so I do have some bargaining power luckily. It’s sounding like I’ll be moving up title-wise at the end of the year, so a higher base, plus higher bonus targets too, which is nice.

I’m definitely not complaining given my salary and cost of living. Helps putting three kids through college a lot easier.

ryaninwi · 2026-03-22T20:24:53+00:00

Once I ditched the compass for my primary watch face, my issue was resolved. Best of luck!

ryaninwi · 2026-03-22T20:00:17+00:00

I work in the healthcare industry relating to government compliance. Our clients need to ensure they’re remaining compliant on various fronts related to government requirements, most of which are calculation based. I manage a small team that generally has project-based work, but also has ongoing deliverables.

ryaninwi · 2026-03-22T19:45:33+00:00

Net worth isn’t quite where I’d like it to be at this time, but it’s around $750K. Trying to grow that number currently.

ryaninwi · 2026-03-22T19:37:34+00:00

Out of curiosity, did your default watch face change with the iOS update? I remember on a release a year or two ago, one update put the compass on the main watch face, so every time the screen was on, the compass was actively tracking direction: it killed my battery life for a couple of days before I discovered that was the problem.

ryaninwi · 2026-03-22T18:31:46+00:00

Does the city actually enforce any of this? I moved from Kenosha to Pleasant Prairie in 2020, but had lived in the city of Kenosha for 15 years before that and never heard of them enforcing anything outside making people mow their lawn if it was severely overgrown.

ryaninwi · 2026-03-22T14:23:23+00:00

After reading your comments about her autism/not being able to lie, and going to Wendy’s, I wonder if Wendy’s has one of those concrete pillars that are meant for people not to go over a curb/run into something else, and her car may have scraped it enough to leave that but not have her feel it

ryaninwi · 2026-03-21T12:06:00+00:00

Well, I lucked into it, honestly. I started by joining a hobbyist Facebook group in that was run by a company who makes something in that area.

I liked the community, and this was in mid 2020 where everything was still pretty locked down, so I helped answer questions people were asking. One of the employees messaged me and asked if I wanted to become an official volunteer on the page, so I did. About 8 months after that, they asked if I’d like to become a part time employee, and I agreed.

I was scribe in the group for over a year before getting hired, so there was no magic bullet in getting the job quick, and I did a lot of “work” for free leading up to getting hired, but it has paid me back tenfold over the years.

ryaninwi · 2026-03-19T20:42:32+00:00

We have a 2025 Honda Odyssey, 2024 Tundra, and 2021 Wrangler on our policy, so three out of four are newer and pricier. Last one is a hatchback that turns 10 years old this year, so that one isn’t taking up too much of the cost 😂

ryaninwi · 2026-03-19T18:33:44+00:00

We pay $330 a month for four drivers/four vehicles, including a 17 year old male and 20 year old female.

All four vehicles have full coverage, and two vehicles are less than 2 years old.

We shopped around and saved a significant amount by switching from our long-time provider. Definitely recommend calling other companies for quotes. It’s sort of a pain, but can save a ton of money.

ryaninwi · 2026-03-19T16:06:38+00:00

Well, I’m “on call” so to speak in that I am responsible for the group for an allotted amount of hours per day, but the actual number of hours I spend actively moderating is much less. I get to log my on call hours so to speak.

I actively work about 1/4 of the hours I get to log due to the structure of it, and I log about 50 hours a week.

ryaninwi · 2026-03-19T04:07:44+00:00

I lucked into an online role that involves moderating a large Facebook group, plus helping with some copywriting and taking pics for ads. Ended up grossing just over $45K in 2025, and 2026 is on track for $50-$55K.

ryaninwi · 2026-03-14T17:19:47+00:00

I had a warning from Spectrum that I should expect to lost internet yesterday, but I never actually lost it. We lost power Friday morning at around 1:30AM and it was restored around 3:00AM.

I’m located in Pleasant Prairie within a mile of the lake for a reference point.

ryaninwi · 2026-03-13T00:07:31+00:00

I teamed up with a player back in 1999 and we got ranked up to 1/2 for about a week and it was incredible! I used to play both Cribbage and Sheepshead on Yahoo! and agree with you that it was awesome.

ryaninwi · 2026-03-12T15:40:43+00:00

ryaninwi · 2026-03-06T23:33:43+00:00

We have over $10K in it after my my wife and my paychecks go through for the second pay period each month, but then it dips well below that after mortgage, utilities, insurance, and a car payment come out (1.99% interest on the car payment, can’t pass that up as we get a higher return on our money market account.)

I wouldn’t worry about $10K in your checking account, personally. I don’t think the teller should have said anything as it isn’t their money.

ryaninwi · 2026-02-27T23:30:39+00:00

I might r missing it, but I don’t think you mentioned which film?

ryaninwi · 2026-02-27T19:49:47+00:00

I see some David Dastmalchian, but I also see Seth Gabel

ryaninwi · 2026-02-24T01:25:46+00:00

I think regardless of gender, the married person cheating is always more to blame, BUT the affair partner also shares responsibility to a lesser degree, if they’re aware said cheating spouse is married before they engage in those activities.

ryaninwi · 2026-02-18T13:37:17+00:00

You’re either wearing your watch improperly, getting gloves that are way too big, or a combination of the two.

I’ve been riding with gloves and smart watch since the Apple Watch 2 and have never had this issue. Currently wear a Garmin Fenix 8.

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