We have just taken a company wide employee survey regarding our happiness with our company. The results of the survey were that people felt they were in dead end jobs, were not happy with compensation and did not feel respected.
Afterwards, I had my mid year review. During the review, my boss proceeded to tell me that I would not be promoted because I needed to put more attention towards details (past reviews said I was detail oriented!) didnt see the big picture, should think outside the box, and needed to focus on problems our customers might have. I proceeded to tell him all the reasons I thought I should be promoted. It was about as honest a conversation as a manager and suborinate could have. I was happy about that. I then told him it seemed like the only place I had to go from there was down. I was very upset but kept my cool and didnt cop an attitude.
I was sitting at my desk and it was about 6:15 (yes, I was working over). He came up to me and handed me a note. I thought it was my walking papers. The note said I was getting a raise!!! I was totally in shock. Based upon my mid-year review, I didnt deserve a raise. Why would he do this?? Could it have been the employee survey?
First - Congrats on the
First - Congrats on the raise! (...but sorry you didn't get the promotion).
I would guess that this wasn't a direct result of the employee survey, as that is just going to show the overall temperament of the organization. It may have been one factor that allowed for more budget, but it's never really worked that way where I work.
You're probably seen as a high performer, your boss maybe thought you could have deserved the promotion but wasn't able to get it pushed through (this is hard to tell), and he fought for a raise out of fear of losing you. I wouldn't expect the same kind of outcome regularly though, unless you continue to push the boundaries of expectation (which have gone up now that you've gotten a raise!).
-JIB