What do you mean I didn't get a raise........

[MoriahRoseRN]

Hi,

I just had my 3 month evaluation on the job. My boss told me in the beginning the hold up for the eval was because she had to have HR to approve it first. Finally, my eval was given and every thing was a go. Nothing really negative to speak of. On top of that, right in the middle of my training,the chick that was training me walked out one day without notice.

Okay, I am still waiting for the part where the boss is going to tell me I got a nice little raise, never came. Did I miss something? Is this practice common? To boot I took a pay cut to take this job and all the crap she likes to throw on you when she is in a bad mood. I am not sure if this is common practice or not. Someone, please enlighten me. And what was the deal with sending it to HR to approve. Approve what!

BTW, my spouse is not too happy about this, and keeps telling me to go back to the old job where I made a lot more money, but where I dealt with a bunch of female jerks.

[llg, PhD, RN]

It's very common to have the evaluation process separate from the process of giving raises. In fact, that's the way it has been for all but one of my many nursing jobs over my 30 year career. If it is important to you that they be linked, you should ask about that before you accept a job. Perhaps you should ask your manager to explain your employer's system to you now in detail so that you will know what to expect in the future.

[NurseCard, ADN]

I assume you were told that you would get a raise after three months? Because I think a lot of places don't give a raise until you've been employed a year. I've worked both types of places.

[AprilRNhere]

I thought the same but asked around. I'm a new nurse..and in non nursing jobs 3 month eval usually comes hand in hand with a raise. BUT- from what I've been told, in nursing it is based on your yearly eval, not 3 month.

If you were told there would be a raise...ask about it. Otherwise stick it out for the year. Is it really worth it to go back to a job you were unhappy in?

[GrumpyRN63, ADN, RN]

Raises are at yearly eval where I worked, Hey, I remember a time we didn't get ANY RAISES for about 7 years, NOT EVEN COST OF LIVING RAISES, nice,huh?

[Batman24]

Raises are at yearly eval where I worked, Hey, I remember a time we didn't get ANY RAISES for about 7 years, NOT EVEN COST OF LIVING RAISES, nice,huh?

My husband works for a large financial institution and he didn't get a raise this year either. Apparently they have puts caps on all jobs and he's met the cap. Shocker!! He makes good money and a nice bonus, but was completely disheartened to not even get 3% cost of living raise. It's horrible especially for morale.

[EmmaG, RN]

It's very common to have the evaluation process separate from the process of giving raises. In fact, that's the way it has been for all but one of my many nursing jobs over my 30 year career. If it is important to you that they be linked, you should ask about that before you accept a job. Perhaps you should ask your manager to explain your employer's system to you now in detail so that you will know what to expect in the future.

Yes.

The three-month eval is given at the end of the probationary period; that's when it's (sorta) mutually decided if you will continue to work for them. I've never worked a facility that gave a merit raise at any time other than with the yearly. As far as sending it to HR, that is common practice in my experience as well. The approval is for your continued employment (i.e. you passed your probation).

[BookwormRN]

At my facility, (new) RNs are given a raise at 6 months, then at a year...nothing at 3 months, tho.

[Miami NightNurse]

Where I work we have evaluations every 3-6 months just to let you know how you are doing and then a yearly evaluation on the anniversary of your hire date, on this yearly evaluation you recieve a raise. Find out what the hospital policy is and if you should have gotten a raise and didn't go to HR.

[llg, PhD, RN]

One more thing ...

My understanding is that in many jobs in which there is a raise at the end of the initial orientation period, that is factored into the starting salary. That starting salary is very low and is considered a "training wage" for people still learning the job. At the end of the training, the person is "promoted" into the basic job and given a slightly higher "real wage" for the position. In nursing, most employers pay the full "real wage" from day one and don't start you out at a lower rate because you are in orientation.

Again, that information should be discussed as you discuss your starting salary and get oriented to the facility.

[locolorenzo22, BSN, RN]

I didn't get one until 6 months, but after that, I got a 1.24 cost of living raise, no other raise to speak of. but my shift differential went up a 1.34 as well, so a 2.50 raise on 10.00/hr, that's up to 25% right there.....don't hear that very often!!!

[SDS_RN, RN]

When I first started I had an eval @ 6 mo got a raise, then had my 1 yr anniversary got 2nd raise. Whenever we switch dept in house then you get evaled again at 6 mo in your new position if good eval get a raise then it's yearly on your anniversary after that.

I figure I'll keep swiching positions every 6 months and keep getting raises! :hhmth: Just kidding, they'd figure it out eventually.