Readers Sound Off
When was the last time you received a raise?
“Every July! But I’m in a strong union that collectively bargains for its employees! No wonder the GOP hates unions!”
— Cager Clabaugh, 43
Vancouver,
longshoreman
“Yearly, very fair plus quarterly bonuses. It truly is who you work for!”
— Kim Maddaluna Cole, 53
Vancouver,
freight forwarder
“In the about three years I worked for a law firm I only got one raise, from $12 to $13, and stayed at that rate for two years. For sales, client management and legal assistance to superiors I’m glad to realize it was quite an underpay.”
— Shane Henry
Kwiatkowski, 29,
Vancouver,
unemployed
“Went five years without a raise before I left my last job in 2011. It was understandable though as they were struggling at the time.”
— Barbara Gordon, 53
Vancouver,
retired
“2010. Then due to my employer moving out of the area, I received a 23 percent pay cut for the same work at the new company.”
— Pam Shellenberger, 62
Vancouver,
retired
“Three years.”
— J.C. Davis, 50
Vancouver,
hospital administrator
“Two years ago and there will not be one this year due to ‘minimum wage increase and cost of doing business has gone up.’ Never mind they’re saving a ton on taxes. It is all an excuse!”
— Karen Brawner, 52
Vancouver,
store manager
“December 2017, just in time for my rent to go up in February 2018, which pretty much negated my raise.”
— Kim Gentry
Chamberlain, 44
Vancouver,
pharmacy technician
“When I stopped working for someone else, and started working for myself.”
— Anthony Lee, 28
Vancouver,
entrepreneur