End of year review - car + fuel-card or pay rise??

[James Deuce]

You'll be pleased to know that the entire company isn't run in that fashion

What's been going on? I fainted when I read that, and have been out for 7 minutes. Did I miss anything?

[carbacca]

15k?? from what i can gather..

lease of a mid size vehicle is about 300 a month x12 = 3600

fuel i am using 70ish every 2 weeks, round upto 100 = 2600

thats just over 6200

[Mully]

15k?? from what i can gather..

lease of a mid size vehicle is about 300 a month x12 = 3600

fuel i am using 70ish every 2 weeks, round upto 100 = 2600

thats just over 6200

Plus FBT on the personal use

Plus maintenence ($300/month lease doesn't usually include maintainence)

Plus the precedent; if you get one, shouldn't everyone else at your level (or higher) get one?

To be honest, it's easier to hide (from the other staff) a payrise.

You could just ask for $7k/year vehicle allowance.

How did it go anyway??

[jrandom]

I'm curious to know what you do for a living, carbacca.

Either way, what you negotiate with your employer as a wage for your efforts is entirely up to you.

Generally, once you take on a defined position at a defined salary at a particular company, you can't expect them to go significantly changing what they pay you to do that job over time. If you find a way to add more value than they expected you to when you were hired, well and good, otherwise you're doing well if you convince them to adjust your salary at inflationary levels every year.

If you want to make meaningful quantitative jumps in income, you need to find new jobs to do, basically. That means moving companies, or talking your existing employer into letting you do something different that adds more value to their business.

[LilSel]

I think a company car and gas account is valued at around $15,000...think you'd get a pay rise approaching that?
Thought not.

I knew I woudnt get a raise of that much where I am now... So I've resigned hehe... new job has a car... yay!!... *dances*..!!

Generally speaking... If a car is not part of your initial package... you prob wont get one

[LilSel]

get that XBR12...... (buell)

hehe... noooope... What I want is a gay bike ... so I've been told...

[marioc]

Govt dept ftw annual payrises/bonus are a given here

[jrandom]

What I want is a gay bike

Wide Glide, baby.

I'd hit it.

[LilSel]

Wide Glide, baby.

I'd hit it.

hehe... not a cruiser... a hondaaaaah

[skidMark]

Wide Glide, baby.

I'd hit it.

you couldnt even make it an enlargable attachment u basically had to shove a cruiser in my face....

CUNNNNTTTT

[skidMark]

who want to place bets on if he got the chop?

[Drum]

If they're giving you a payrise of less than the rate of inflation you would be bloody lucky to get a car etc.

I'd proably walk if I got such a low payrise. And no, I'm not Generation Y.

The car etc are probably tax exempt as well. So if you are on a 39% marginal tax rate then that could be worth quite a bit.

I can't think of any engineering firms that give out cars to graduates though, no matter how good they are.

Edit: Personally I wold prefer to keep my performance review separate from the remuneration discussion. The perormance review should be about identifying your strengths and weaknesses and planning your role for the next year. Remuneration is a separate issue. At your stage of your career gaining experience is more important than gaining cash.

[jrandom]

you couldnt even make it an enlargable attachment u basically had to shove a cruiser in my face....

And you had to quote the embedded image?

Be more careful with your posting etiquette.

[James Deuce]

I'd proably walk if I got such a low payrise. And no, I'm not Generation Y.

Work for a Govt (local or otherwise) do we?

It is an unrealistic expectation to expect your employer to match inflation. If you want more money, MOST of us have to go get a new job.

[Usarka]

I got a 20% increase each year for the last two years. The only reason is that i waaaaaaaaaaay undersold myself to get the job (as drum said experience counts). If I came in on market rate I'dve expected SFA.


Everyone who expects to always get a payrise may be a little disappointed in the next year or two. Thats assuming that the cyclical nature of the last 80 years of western economy wasn't just a coincidence.