It was stated on today's All Company Gaslight that pools for raises and bonuses are expected to be larger this year and that that should benefit those at the lower grade levels especially.
It was also said that the number of remote roles no longer supports the needs of our customer base.
Subtext:
1) The largest population of remote workers are those at the lower grade levels. They should expect to be sent back to the office in 2027.
2) Percentage wise, increases for those earning less are going to be lower and therefore the company prefers to pay those than to pay those who are at higher levels with larger salaries.
3) Those at lower grade levels will receive higher raises and bonuses than usual as an attempt to keep them from quitting when RTO comes for them.
4) To help cover the cost of those higher raises and bonuses for employees at lower levels, those of us in higher levels with larger salaries should expect to receive little to nothing.