Well, well, my lovely fireflies! I hope your excitement for this meeting is as immense as my eagerness to inform you that the long-awaited rain of salary hikes will, regrettably, not be gracing us with its presence. Ah, I can practically smell the tears of disappointment as you ponder whether your bank account will ever glimpse the light of financial contentment. But hey, why bother with such mundane matters as "more money" when you have the privilege of working here? After all, your invaluable efforts and tireless dedication are already rewarded by the copious amounts of paper clips and paper scraps, right? So, ladies, grab a cup of the delicious "No Salary Raise" tea we brewed especially for this occasion, and let's shed a tear together – but, of course, only if it's of priceless emotional value.
Let's be serious.
In the last Townhall it was said "We are paid to meet our goals, we haven't met them, that's why there are no raises."
Management will simply set unachievable goals year after year, and thus never have to give a raise.
There will be isolated wage increases in the form of promotions. The only way I know to get a wage increase.