2021 Avg Inflation = 4.7%
2022 Avg Inflation = TBD, Jan was 7%, its likely going to be higher for the next couple months and then slowly decrease and avg 6% FY
If your salary was 100K in 2021 and you received a 0% merit, you basically have lost 4.7K in salary, your YE salary was a real adjusted salary of 95.3K
If inflation in 2022 is around avg 6%, you get 0% merit your now down to a real adjusted salary 89.6K
Charlie doesn’t have to layoff anyone; he just has to give you 0-1% merit increases and if you’re looking for your standard of living to stay the same your forced to change. The longer your in current role with this cycle repeating the worse it gets. If there was ever a time to jump its right now and more so with bonus is paid next Friday. There isn't another milestone will Dec 31st 2022 and the 401k.