Our formula isn't going to change because it's not ours. Its the formula for 85k (or however many) employees and workgroups. Unless someone can point to the terms of the company plan and how individual work groups can deviate from it, this is all just academic. The pie isn't getting any bigger, but our slice will increase with bigger increases in pay, as a 18% increase in our pay amounts to a much larger absolute increase than a comparable % increase in another workgroup's pay. The best we can realistically negotiate for is a DC on top which I'll gladly take. Would everybody like more, sure, but is the company going to change the profit sharing plan for the entire company when negotiating our contract? Unlikely.