Bankrate's Financial Security Survey November 20-25, 2018, found
27% of respondents received a wage increase over the previous 12 months from their current employer.
The linked article contains the view that "the only way to get a pay increase in the current economy would be to switch jobs." I assume the switch would involve greater responsibility, a more advanced set of skills, larger scope... or perhaps relocating to a new location where there is an opportunity (labor shortage).
Younger workers had more of tendency to change jobs than older workers.
I understand that when workers reflect on how long it has been since they received a raise, it can be dissatisfying.
http://www.bankrate.com/personal-fin...-december-2018
Simpler Living is one way of coping.
… rather than being "mad as hell". Peter Finch won a posthumous "Best Actor Academy Award" for his performance in the 1976 film, Network
http://neilchughes.com/2014/07/15/im...m-network-1976