Originally Posted by
ross9238
What's the real world? I wasn't aware that I was part of an FSX Airline edition forum.
Prior to my current position at ExpressJet, I was in management, in the private sector of a different industry. So, I'm not blowing smoke but rather stating things from experience.
However, I will agree that I have no experience in the private aviation sector or a lot of the other industries. Maybe you are right and I'm wrong. In any case, I would like to be proven wrong that management (airline, healthcare & local government) does not get any type of raise year after year. In proving me wrong, it will hopefully benefit the workforce that sustains a company.
Cost of living increases are common in Govy, healthcare, military, and some financial sectors. Most smaller firms with 100 or fewer employees don't play that tune. The two assistant Art Director's in my company had to wait about 30 months before we could afford to give them raises. Granted, we became more profitable and the increase in pay was better than a 1-2% cost of living increase. Thankfully, they had the patience and work ethic to hang in there and wait. I guess my point was, and I could very well be wrong, it is a bit of a generalization to assume that annual raises for managers is the rule in most smaller firms. The majority of managers I know get salary bumps when profits are up, and only when profits are up. And often those bumps come in the form of a one time bonus.