Question about raises

[mrscoozy]

i started my first job as an rn about 8 months ago, so of course i started at the entry level wage. well july 1st they increased that entry level wage by $1.11/hr. so now the new batch of new grads that will be potentially hired will be making more than me and quite a few others. we get a whole 30 cent raise. so my question is...is this pretty standard at hospitals to increase the starting wage w/o bringing the nurses that already work there up to that amt? or are we just getting the shaft??

[cardiacRN2006, ADN, RN]

Raise? What's that?

I got a, "be happy we didn't lay you off" this year in place of my raise.

And, I am happy they didn't lay me off...

[roser13, ASN, RN]

Nevertheless, if the original poster's employer is upping the new hire wage, they should be willing to upgrade their current staff.