#meritincrease

How did everyone fare? I got a 2.7% merit increase and 105% bonus. High band 4

Leadership is clearly not up to the task to turn this company around. Stock got a bump but regressed, NA volumes aren't working even with PPA investment and acquisitions, and we're getting the shaft with low team score and merit raises. At what point do we collectively say we aren't going to work to execute shoddy decisions that cost us money?

How did everyone do? I received 3% merit and 90% of AIP.

I know it's early in the week, but has anyone found out what their AIP and merit is yet? Was hoping that manager would communicate today.

Is the company effectively “quiet firing” its U.S. and Northern Ireland employees so they can just put more engineers and customer serivce people in India? Top performers are receiving only 1.5–3% merit increases, denied PTO, benefits appear to be shrinking, leadership feedback feels limited and unconstructive, and training and skills development programs seem to be declining in quality. Unless someone has specialized AI expertise, it can feel like the goal is to push people out or pressure them into working longer hours than they’re paid for. Meanwhile, TW continues to repeat phrases like “we’re all in this together,” like we are still in the heart of COVID. This environment feels even more challenging than during the pandemic. Customer service is in the toliet with AI and all the Indian offshoring. Hire 4x the middle managment to get in the way of being productive at work. I'm just glad I have other options other than this blue toilet. However, I know that everyone is not as fortunate esp in the Orange Tu-d's America. Be the CEO of your own career bc this place does not value you.

got exemplary :)

Bonus payouts and merit increases were small this year. Idk about you all.

So when do these things happen if at all. Reviews just wrapped up but I haven't heard any information on that piece. Anyone know?

Was anyone else told everyone received 2% no matter what for merit if they had a Meets Expectations?

Curious if anyone received an Above and Beyond rating and what % raise you received? I know of one colleague who did and their raise was 4%, which only equates to a couple thousand dollars more per year than if they had received a Meets rating and 2% raise. Doesn't seem worth it to put in extra effort and go "Above and Beyond".

What about those that received a Meets rating. What % raise did you receive?

Just a reminder that with bonuses coming up, it’s a great time to donate to your favorite charities through the now sort of hidden and hard to find Community Possible Employee Center and force USB to 100% match up to $2,500 worth of charitable donations.

I figure it’s one way to make up for the pathetic or non-existent merit increases while donating to places that need it in these troubling times.

What’s the average merit increase now a days at Allstate?

So Directors and above 100% stock for Incentive comp and no Merit increase? How is this even acceptable?? This is basically a pay cut. Anyone hearing something different?

Just looking for info/ opinions:

Does anyone else see a potential for management to reduce an employee's merit when the said employee will be transferring to a different department/ segment in 3 weeks?

Example: Management was capped at giving 1% merit increases to their team; they reduce the merit percentage to the employee who is transferring to 0.5% and give the difference to the other employees.

I heard most employees will get 50% to 80% of the 130%.

Why work hard and do everything you are asked to do and still receive a subpar bonus and a small increase just to get bent over year after year.

HAHAHA those paltry $ coming our way and called merits will be embarrassing to the industry

Why aren't we complaining about the laughable 401K match or the limited medical coverage? CDW could contribute $10K to our 401k's today and that would mean more to me than a few days of vacation pay when I leave, or beef up the medical or just give reasonable cola increases? 3% isn't close to actual anything when our base pay isn't even average ---so maybe we should focus on overall benefits that would be incentives to stay.
Calling them merit raises is insulting to people who work hard for this company and get little recognition, but we always seem to find the big money to pay those directors and vp's . Cut the exec pay and use it to pay the people who do the work, then we could have less need for layoffs

Last Spring they basically demoted all the Sr managers and everyone got put under a director for the most part... Those directors suddenly had a minimum of 20 directs and, managing at least two entirely different teams.

Meaning that the director hasn't known jack p-o about what any one individual is ACTUALLY doing/contributing for the last year... I'm expecting a minimal raise but I guess one can hope for a bit more than that

Anyone else have their annual review this year and told they were now maxed out in their jobs payscale? As a result, received a smaller merit increase.

And now this whole merit situation. Makes you wonder why we even bother, really.

Curious as to how these low merit numbers are derived and compare to others? Share your rating, merit, and work model here.

Rating meaningful
Merit 2.4%
Work model remote

What did folks get? Which office?

I got 3 percent in calgary

They want goals but won’t give increases for job done all year. They feel we do not deserve increases so I also don’t feel they deserve any goals since they don’t want to pay. They say use AI to write your unattainable goals so we can put all of you on a PIP and get rid of you. Sc--w you Elcio.

Putting this out here now for those of us who try to survive another year. Expect that merit will continue to be extremely minimal, and the company will move to more of a bonus/LTI system.
When they pay larger merit, they have to keep up with those increases year over year regardless of profits. If I give you a $5000 raise, I am now committed to paying you at least that salary as long as you’re around. Now multiply that times thousands of employees.
A bonus however is one time. I’m only committed to that amount THIS year.
LTI is worse, I promise to pay if you stay for 3 years, but if I lay you off, I’m freed from that obligation.

So expect the company to continue to lean heavier on bonus and LTI (aka paying it out at 90-100%), versus seeing larger merit pools going forward.

Was anyone told that merit increases were not going to be given to 3's this year? Was told it was company wide. Is that true?

Has anyone received anything? It’s suppose to be available this week and no one on our teams have heard anything.

2% annual raise AND a 5 day RTO?
This place never fails to amaze me lol 😂

The lowest raise possible even after exceeding expectations, buying a new bank, record profits, and an ATH stock market price… literally RUN if you think of staying or applying here.

Oh and I get to use that raise for the new parking garage fees :) bill u sly dog u…

This Friday when I have my performance evaluation, if I do not get a merit (haven’t had one in two years) I am totally giving up on my work ethic. I can no longer let this team think this is okay and that I will continue to work hard. At this point I’m blaming direct manager and above them. I’m tired of us always blaming this man behind the curtain. Our managers are agreeing to this and they are at fault at this point too. Them just agreeing and going on with their day while they get $20k bonuses means they are at fault. I suggest you blame them too.

I had a target on my back and hung in there the whole time. Actually succeeded and exceeded in the complete he-l and misery a few (managers) made my life for years.

We are talking years.

YEARS.

My marriage, family life, and social life were all deeply affected in the worst ways possible.
These truly rotten to the core managers who are hallowed out without a trace of their sole left really ruined my life. Do they know or care? I doubt it. Would they probably find some kind of satisfaction in it? Probably.

It took being diagnosed with the worst to escape.

I won’t say it for confidentiality reasons, but I don’t know how much time I have left.

Was the years of misery worth it? No.

At the time, during the most miserable period of existing, I couldn’t swallow letting 1-2 people (managers) people push me out of the company I have worked so hard and had so much dedication to for years.

I suffered all of it. The whole playbook. What were meant to be Impossible workloads that I made possible, 0% merit increase, 0 recognition from direct management, (although I would get praises from other business lines because of my work ethic which of course is non existent in my year end review), isolation, rumor spreading, manipulation, sabotage, out right lying in my reviews and grading my work. It’s all there. Not going to say everything here. But it’s all there.

I stayed true to my work ethic the entirety and that brings a mix of emotions. On one hand I feel good that my intentions were always pure no matter what, and I truly hope I made a difference for someone else in my work even if it was only the slightest. On the other hand, I feel incredibly sad that it was to the overall benefit to managers who gave me he-l on earth.

I am sorry for everyone here. Please take a step back if it gets overwhelming and put yourself first.

If you can’t put yourself first, because you have to take care of business then remember to NEVER lose faith and always hold it close.

Did most people get a 3% raise?

Anyone know if 3s are getting any sort of raise this year?
My coworkers got a 4 and she only got 1%.

So, Arvind announced the GDP numbers last week… 0% for low, 3.4% for core and 6.8% for the top. Percentages will go up for 2026 to 5% for core and 10% for the top. That’s for bands up to 9.

Comments?

Anyone else find it sus that merit got delayed to 2/16? That aligns with multiple reports of layoffs on 2/16. People on my team are hearing the managers are going to deliver severance papers instead of merit to those who are being let go. Normally I don’t listen to rumor but the dates are lining up and leaders are very quiet lately and I think they’re avoiding having to talk to us. Everything was so rush-rush before OE but they’re silent now. Then we get an email that a bunch of people got forcefully moved and were supposed to work hard and feel safe?

I have my EOY Friday
What are people getting?
I started 3 years ago.
My partner got 4.25% yesterday. Employe 8 year

Has everyone loaded up their self reviews for the EOY conversations?

Who’s getting the big merit raises this year?

Just got word from a friend who is a manager that only 0.25% (1 in 400) employees will have the opportunity to receive a promotion in 2026. This is supposed to be very hush hush and hid from employees. If offered a promotion, you will get 4-7% of a bump in pay.

This might have already been said before, but I couldn't believe it. If I get exceeds every trimester, I will still not get a promotion is what this manager said. It might have to get approval at GP level.

I might have been naive with everything. Time to start looking at other jobs.

What did you get?

So, now that reviews should start coming back, what low % are we looking at this year for ‘above meets’ or whatever label they’re using now? I’m considering posting out to a lower level position. My thinking is if they can’t pay me for the additional workload I e taken on I might as well just work a lower level position that actually reflects my salary and make life a bit easier on myself. Anyone else thinking the same?