#meritincrease

Heard from my manager at least in Atlanta office that the manager above are not getting any increments this year - it will only for manager and below it will be capped at 3%

We are being told if you are a 3 or a 4 this year for your merit increase expect somewhere from a 0-1%, what kind of a joke is this company (doesn’t even cover inflation here in Texas) yet they give those a*holes at the top millions of dollars in bonuses…

RRP somewhere in the realm of 70%, this company expects you to put in 100% effort while paying you pennies, are we in China? So my advice to everyone, milk your job and do the bare minimum.

Hi, my friend joined the firm in the middle of the year and she didn’t get a merit increase. Is that common practice at the firm? I read that some people at the firm didn’t get any merit increase either.

Has anyone received their merit increase % yet? Trying to see what I should expect.

Everyone is being told they have to make do with less, and the next 12-18 months are going to be very challenging, rough, bumpy, tenuous. Masked words to likely mean layoffs, possible merit and/or AIP freezes or worse. Does anyone else find it interesting that the new interim CEO and these events all line up? Isn’t he a finance guy? Are we experiencing exactly what they hired him to do?

I just need to blow off some steam. Anyone else think the review process is fu--ing stupid? I’m so tired of it. Every year, EVERY YEAR, they change the god damn format and make it more difficult than the year before. They move the goalposts on our evaluations so we receive the bare minimum increase on top of our bonuses. I’m tired of being held responsible for things that are outside of the responsibilities of my position. It’s bullsh-t. I’ve submitted my review twice now only for it to be sent back bc I was missing some things. No explanation, no direction. Just forwarded emails. The review process in this organization is fu--ing stupid and ridiculous and honestly? They don’t even look at them. They just want them completed so they can sign off on them. I know this to be true bc I’ve used the same verbiage in my personal comments for years now. They don’t look. They only care about paying the least they can pay. These reviews are a fu--ing headache.

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What am I aiming higher for? Maybe a 2% merit increase if I’m lucky?

I’m so incredibly sick and tired of being told I need to do more while being offered less and less.

The whole MC is garbage and needs to go.

Just saw an official Schwab social media post about how well the company performed last year. It’s too bad that won’t translate into better merits and bonuses

Had a quick talk with my manager today and they said merits and bonuses were virtually identical to last year. How?!

When the company performs poorly, we get merit and bonus cuts. When the stock skyrockets, we remain stable, all while the EC enriches themselves. Approves 20% pay increases for themselves, stock options, golden parachutes etc.

Pay increases for us plebeians doesn’t cover inflation and the rising cost of living. What is the actual point or incentive to try at this company? Promotions are political, not based on merit. Pay increases are stagnant. You’ll get your 2-3%, smile, and keep toeing the line or you’ll be kicked to the curb. Sh-t is discouraging, man

Any managers got any insights on what the merit and incentive numbers look like vs prior year?

What the merit % this year? Is it for everyone or are some groups left out of merit?

Seems like they taking their time this year. Anyone heard anything yet? Curious to see how bad it is.

Merit pool is horrible this year. A lot of 3's are getting close to nothing and then they expect to score high EXI. Feel bad for gl 26 and below because they were supposed to get consistent raises but now they lose out on RRP and only get 1%.

What is everyone’s expectations on merit increases in the new fiscal? Mine, next to nothing.

Looking through my team tonight, it appears that we are nearly fully funded. Merit is 2.5-3.0% and bonuses at 100%. Stock seemed a bit lower, but not too crazy.

I didn’t have a meeting with my manager regarding my bonus or merit increase, and I was wondering if anyone knows when the deadline is for those discussions. Will a compensation statement still be released if there was no bonus or merit increase? I found this a bit surprising, as my year-end review was “Meets Expectations” and the feedback throughout the year was very positive.

I can't wait to see what my rating is, and I really look forward to waiting till July to get my increase. It is fun waiting and getting another opportunity to have a second touch point with my boss instead of getting my raise at the beginning of the year.

So if you’re above 110% of midpoint of salary no merit increase?

Anyone else get this? Review was good. I usually get the standard 2% ish. This year, "overridden" by upper management (whomever that is), down to zero percent. No PIP or anything. Just no raise.

I know plenty who received no merit because of that forced rating

It was just announced that the Teradata ELT, in their infinite wisdom (or more accurately lack of wisdom), decided unanimously to forgo merit increases (salary adjustments) for employees this year so that that money can go to hire new AI-based experts. My guess is that this really means using the money to hire more VPs and SVPs and fund those salaries with raises that should go to existing employees. Never mind that everything keeps going up in cost, and Teradata insists on charging their customers CPI to keep up with inflation. It's pretty obvious that they don't care about your salary keeping up with inflation.

Raise and bonus disappointing again. It is a morale ki-ler considering that just yesterday the bank reported such strong earnings and the stock price. The kicker is that we now have less experienced staff and more work heaped upon us. Welcome to 2026.

It opened today for managers, correct? How are things looking in RMC?

We work for one company, Retail can't function without IT yet every year they get 30% - 50% more bonus payout. This year will be an even bigger slap in the face with IT getting less than half of Retail along with a measly 2% merit increase, promotions canceled, American IT jobs displaced to India, and layoffs in Q1. Why pretend RTO is for collaboration? It just makes leadership look dishonest.

"Its a great time to reflect on last years successes and the opportunities to accelerate our momentum in 2026"

Hey SN, accelerate my salary increase!

Chris: “we’ve had another stellar year. Recording breaking. Our strategy is firing on all cylinders.

Merit increases thus year will be 2.5%. Inflation is 6%. Yes, I know that your standard of living decreases every year you stay at TransUnion. But I’m not the chump. You are. Because you stay.

Sorry about that. All these first class airfares to fly around the world for dubious business benefit sure do add up. “

I received an end-of-year promotion but the % increase is barely larger than the typical merit raise. Anyone else in the same boat?

It’s clear that merit increases are less now for remote workers than onsite, but anyone know for sure about bonuses?

No matter how well you were ranked this year, no merit raises for next year (effectively a pay cut if you factor in inflation). A whole year of trying to care to essentially be told I was d-mb for not doing the bare minimum. We all know that John May has said he's never going to pay someone to quit ever again, so how long before he decides to not pay us in a layoff?

Can anyone confirm what these differences are in the remote vs hub merit pools? Does hub get more, or does remote just get less?

I’m seeing a lot of anti-HBA sentiment on this board. As a leader who has both St Louis and HBA folks on my team, I thought I’d share some insight.

It’s not that great being an HBA. Though there is flexibility, they take a hit on compensation. The merit increases are based on St Louis cost of living. St. Louis is much more affordable than most other metros. So, what that means is HBAs have not seen any real salary increase. Every year, they fall further behind due to their local cost of living.

Just wait when the low low merit comes and the lowest AIP you have ever seen get communicated. Wont be long

Anyone else hearing there will likely be no merit increases next year?

Don’t expect me to strike for a contract that fu--s over new members at every turn. I will continue to work BAU. I couldn’t care less about retiree benefits. Meritocracy is the only fair system, seniority doesn’t mean sh-t to me. Take the package and enjoy your pension.

anyone get notified yet on if you’re getting a grade bump? assuming directors have either approved or are reviewing nominations

For two years straight I have not written mid-year or year-end comments for myself and it’s had no impact on me. I am a director reporting to a senior director. I write constructive comments for my directs, but I just don’t care and feel that no one ever reads my comments anyway. I just feel like it has no bearing on the 1.25% merit increase, so why bother?

Town hall seemed to say everyone is going to have a 1 on 1 with their manager this month to talk about their future. Surely wouldnt bother if there isn't bad news to break.

Also no merit increases again, su-k it up.

Who else finds it shameful and offensive to employees that Ricoh has can spend millions on a useless Dealer meeting in Nashville (following Printing United) amid a freeze on merit increases and rolling layoffs? Who are they kidding?... Most of what was presented - except for A3 MFPs and Brother-A4's cannot even be sold by their Dealers.

Sycamore is mandating a four-day commute to Deerfield starting in February, which significantly increases out-of-pocket costs for employees, especially those who commuted to OPO previously. Yet, despite 3% inflation over the past year, salaries are not being adjusted - not even to cover a basic cost-of-living increase. What a slap in the face