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[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Inflation was 3.4% in the US in 2023 and is already 3.2% in 2024. That's actually better than a decent number of industrial nations.

Chances are, you didn't get a raise, you got a pay cut.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

Haha don't even get me started on cost of living. Groceries have almost tripled in price since I started working. Nevermind rent.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

And those are the bullshit government inflation stats, so he definitely got a pay cut.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Yeah the only real raises now are random COLAs to stop employee exoduses, and of course, changing jobs.