Salary Increment

Every year I am hoping for some decent salary increment for the job which I had done for the company. Apparently in local practice there aren't a lot of companies which appreciate what their employees had contributed.

They had been practising this ill manner for running their business all the while and always try to pick on their employees and giving some unreasonable excuses just to limit the increment or maybe not even being given any.

For what I had experienced since the day I start to work, I had already give up hope of increment. As what I had encounter, there is only 1 out of 7 jobs which I had been given a decent increment. So, how odd is this?

Anyhow, It is either I look for a new job which will get me a higher pay or maybe working for myself. But these companies had a different point of view about this, they always have doubts about their employees loyalty but had never consider their contribution. The point is, everyone is working to earn a living and not actually selling our soul to the company(or maybe the devil), if this is a common practice, might as well we become their slaves. Have you ever notice currently in Malaysia, the foreign labours are enjoying a higher pay and a better lifestyle then some locals? Why is that? If the employees could not have the basic sense of security, how are we suppose to work?

From what I heard and understand, the current company I am working in is not practising a very healthy culture when it comes to appreciating their employees.

From a managers point of view, I kinda realised that, there is no other advancement for me from where I am right now. I do not have good increment, or even commission scheme. And also there is no bonuses for us. So what am I actually working for? My position in my current company is not better than the Sales Execs nor our bosses.

Put it this way, some sales execs salary is almost the same as what I am having, while the job scope which they are holding is nothing compare to us. While our bosses have high wages and also enjoying the benefits of bonuses. So where am I positioned? Perhaps I am stupid enough to get conned into this situation. But it is really a good way to reflect how this commercial world actually works.

So am I pissed? Yes, I am. Can I blame anyone? No, because I am stupid enough to trust the person who had recruit me. What will I do? I don't know yet, but we will see.

Do you have any ideia of the latest poverty indicator for Malaysia based on monthly income?