Reply #11: Semi-HR type here. [View All]

[Nay]

No matter what else you do, go to the immediate boss, the one who would evaluate your work, and ask for a 3-month evaluation (written, with both of you signing it). DO NOT mention any pay raise when you ask for this. A few days after you have the good eval in your hot little hand, ask the same boss, or the HR guy, about the promised raise. Your immediate boss may have simply forgotten to do the paperwork. You would know better than I what kind of person he is.

But the HR person not returning calls. . .nasty.

Paychecks also lag by one pay cycle. Look at the dates you were paid for (not the date of the check) to see if you are totally in that "past-the-3-month" window. If not, you may want to wait one more paycheck before you freak out.

I also agree that the "should" is a way for them to deny your raise, but you will have some ammo to fight that if you have a good review in your hand. Then you can ask them, "well, what the hell is the "should" part of this document referring to?" And innocently explain that it implies that a good review would get you a raise. Which it does imply, or the word would be meaningless. If they are nasty and can think on their feet, they will say the "should" just refers to whether the company is able to give out any raises at that time, etc., etc. Hope that is not the case. I hope they hem and haw and pay you off to keep you quiet. But they will be happy to not give you a raise as long as you let them get away with it. Sad to say.