u/DizzyProofs

Local market raises are determined by a remote compensation team at corporate. We're below market and staff will receive 1.5-2.5% raises (which is below inflation). The lab performed well financially (+7% y/y EBITDA), so there should be sufficient profit to give inflation adjusted raises. But corporate said no. What's the best way to present low raises to lab staff?

There is a 30% chance they'll get a cost-of-living adjustment of 2-4% in Feb.

Has anyone stepped down from being lab manager back to bench? I find the 20% increase in salary is totally nullified by the endless on-call issues and 50-60hr workweek.

Are there other routes I could explore in this economy? I'm burnt out by the lack of admin support and expectation I should cover the bench and do all the admin work.