
Never. "Progressive companies have abandoned the idea of yearly hikes" is the official line. It's all merit based. I pushed, with the support of my manager, his manager AND the division manager to get a merit increase, and it was denied. It's easier and less stressful to set aside any expectations of compensation increases.
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