Inflation vs pay freeze

[Anonymous]

Fed.

With no annual federal pay raises in the foreseeable future I’m looking at this:
>Inflation increase 2025-2028 (if stays at current rate), compounded: 10.2%
>Salary increase during same period, compounded: 4.4%

Plus was stiffed on annual $10K towards student loan repayment (which was a recruiting tool) that I had been awarded the prior two years, that I now have to pay out of monthly cash flow.

Pension worth $12K annually vests in 2027.

Could earn 10%-40% more in private sector, with less flexibility.

[Anonymous]

What's the question, but you already know the answer. Reread your last sentence.

[Anonymous]

False assumption. People aren't getting 10% raises in the private sector and jobs aren't their like you would think they are. Contract work is highly unstable so you are likely to be frequently out of work

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:False assumption. People aren't getting 10% raises in the private sector and jobs aren't their like you would think they are. Contract work is highly unstable so you are likely to be frequently out of work

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:False assumption. People aren't getting 10% raises in the private sector and jobs aren't their like you would think they are. Contract work is highly unstable so you are likely to be frequently out of work

I would be W2 in private sector and jobs are there in my field.

[Anonymous]

Hard to imagine private sector having less flexibility than federal employment right now unless you're going to work at a large bank.