[joyflnoyz]

I finally received my yearly performance review, which was actually due several months ago. DON had nothing but good things to say about my work.
the scale in each area runs from #1-#4, 1 being very poor, 4 being the best.
she told me that she had been instructed NOT to give out any "4"s because that would make the raise over 3%. (the way the corp computes things-)
I ended up with a 2.5% raise. Not even enough to pay my gas to work.

She has NO budging room. The Admin is clamping down more on costs this year than last. Supplies is short supply, not allowed to stay past time to finish work. Piling on more work to do in the 8 hours allotted (at least 10 hours worth of work...let's pray there isn't an admission, a fall or an emergency call to ALU or Independent living.

Something tells me admin gets a hefty bonus for "cutting costs". sigh

[bjs54321]

I had a an evaluation about 16 yrs ago....the administrator gave me high marks and gave me a 50 cent raise...that was good for me. Oh, then he couldn't give it to me after 4 weeks of not seeing the raise......I asked him what happen....he said...Oh, didn't I tell you?...I couldn't give you your raise because of budget contraints....kiss my butt dude..and quit.
It's what you want and what you are willing to accept for the work you do. It's your decision to accept or decline.......I have accepted and declined in the past. Unions are helpful, but it is your decision to accept or decline.
You control your destiny...if an employer doesn't appreciate your high performance, you are free to fly.
Where am I now? One of the highest paid, lower management nurses in the area. Don't settle for less unless you have too.
A high performer and getting every buck I am worth! And as an opportunist...I'm always looking. Never been fired or written up...gotten every job I have ever interviewed for....just waiting for the day when I am satisfied with an employer offers me the $$$ and environment that is worthy of the effort I give.
If nursing was more united...think of the results...whew

[Tweety]

That sucks. It's sad that they don't see the value in giving good employees decent raises. It's the same here. Our manager is budgets 3% for every employees. If she wants to give someone 4%, then she has to give someone else 2%, instead of giving everyone what they deserve. 4% is the max any of us can get.

[ARLadyRN]

That's about what it is at my hospital and usually the eval is late, but the back pay is nice in a lump sum.

[HM2Viking]

http://www.iwpr.org/pdf/PressRelease2_8_06.pdf

Check out the above report.

[wooh]

Originally Posted by Tweety

That sucks. It's sad that they don't see the value in giving good employees decent raises. It's the same here. Our manager is budgets 3% for every employees. If she wants to give someone 4%, then she has to give someone else 2%, instead of giving everyone what they deserve. 4% is the max any of us can get.

Before nursing I had a job with that same policy. What infuriated me, was they'd try to make you feel bad if you got 3.5% "because that means we had to give someone else less!" Oh, you mean that person that I got 6 cents more an hour than on my raise after he sat on his a$$ all year and I busted mine? Yes, I do feel bad! Honestly, I'm glad I'm in a profession now where my hard work has immediate benefits (for the patient.) Because when there's only 1-4% raises, there's no incentive there to work hard!

[APP]

"... she told me that she had been instructed NOT to give out any "4"s because that would make the raise over 3%...."

The REALLY sucky thing about this practice is they are down-grading your performance just because they can't pay you for an raise... if you want to use that review in applying for another job, wouldn't it be nice if they had GIEVEN you the 4s instead of the 3s, even if they couldn't cough up the 3% raise? I mean, just because they can't pay you doesn't mean you didn;t perform!

[GooeyRN]

"... she told me that she had been instructed NOT to give out any "4"s because that would make the raise over 3%...."

Thats exactly how things were like at the one hospital I worked at. But that was better than the last place I worked. The last place I worked you got a $0.25 raise every year for 4 years if you were an exemplementary employee. After 4 years you get NOTHING unless there is an across the board raise. Its sad I made more (as an RN with one year experience at the time) than a supervisor who was there for almost 35 years.

[HM2Viking]

Originally Posted by GooeyRN

"... she told me that she had been instructed NOT to give out any "4"s because that would make the raise over 3%...."

Thats exactly how things were like at the one hospital I worked at. But that was better than the last place I worked. The last place I worked you got a $0.25 raise every year for 4 years if you were an exemplementary employee. After 4 years you get NOTHING unless there is an across the board raise. Its sad I made more (as an RN with one year experience at the time) than a supervisor who was there for almost 35 years.

This shows exactly why Nurses need to belong to a union and organize. Call SEIU. In these cases you are not respected or valued by management. The only way to be respected and valued is to ecercise your right of free association and collectively bargain.

[kukukajoo]

That does not even cover cost of living so in reality you are actually making less per hour as the years go along!