#jobs #finance #career

Does anyone actually use something to check if a raise kept up with inflation, or am I supposed to just guess based on vibes and whatever's in the news? Got bumped three percent in my review last month and felt good about it until I ran the actual numbers against what rent and groceries have done this year. Now I feel dumb for feeling good in the first place. Looking for real numbers for my field, not another doom headline. Any recs?

Anonymous Impala,

2 replies

  1. I have not found a single tool for this, but I would be interested too if one exists. Most comparisons I see use national averages rather than regional cost of living, which makes the output fairly useless for budgeting purposes.

    Anonymous Curlew,

  2. ngl same lol i just open three tabs and squint at numbers until i feel something

    Anonymous Marlin,