I’ll get the obvious out of the way first I know there’s an option to look for another job. However, I really do enjoy the actual company I’m working for and the people.

I’ve been with a company for over two years as a sales manager. After my first year, I was over 130% of my quota and received a stellar review from my peers, my team and my manager. I asked for a raise at the time, and they said my team would be going through a mid-year raise cycle. So six months go by I ask again they said they don’t do promotions midyear, and to wait to the beginning of next year. Beginning of next year rolls around (this year) where I hit over %140 of quota and once again received a stellar review from my peers, my team and my manager. I ask for a raise again, this time sharing specific qualitative and quantitative reasoning along with a specific number needed. The decision was drug out over a month and finally told no once again with the caveat of it can be revisited in another 6 months.

In addition, this FY we have been given the classic line of “doing more with less”. I have been doing way more than I had been the last 2 years. With all the changes and additional workload I constantly catch myself working late to put out fires, and frankly am starting to feel burnt out.

On top of this, I have fought for my reps (who also have been hitting over 110% consistently) to get any compensation increase with no success. We hired them at about 15-20% less than industry average and our very top performers are starting to peace out for more cash.

I’m really struggling with what to do or how to present this, because I feel like I’ve done everything possible to warrant even a cost-of-living raise over the course of the last two years yet they keep giving me the runaround. Everything else about the business is absolutely fantastic; product market fit the people, the culture, the energy and my peers.

I really don’t know what to do but I’m severely frustrated and feel like I cannot advance. Any tips, suggestions or words of wisdom would be appreciated. TIA

Told to Wait 6 mo multiple times for a raise