Anonymous
Post 01/18/2026 21:22     Subject: not happy with raise and feeling far from motivated
Anonymous wrote:Most of the raise is allocated to the top-top performers- you were not one.

Don't be offended, this is annually a small group.

Now you can evaluate if the 80% extra effort you want to put in is worth the 30% extra comp - sometimes it won't be to you.

Welcome to corporate america.


That's a wild level of certainty to have when you don't know anything about OP's specific organization.
Anonymous
Post 01/18/2026 19:27     Subject: not happy with raise and feeling far from motivated
What percentage was your raise OP?
Anonymous
Post 01/18/2026 19:05     Subject: not happy with raise and feeling far from motivated
Anonymous wrote:You should be thankful you have a job.

You should not put in max effort for any job.

You should just make sure you're not doing anything to get fired.



As long as you're happy being mediocre, by definition. Don't expect rewards beyond keeping the job you already have, though.