I started a new job in 2022. I went from a £23k/yr salary to £25k/yr salary. I worked at this company for a year. They decided one day to make the whole team redundant out of the blue and outsource our job to Dubai. At the time I had become complacent and comfortable so hadn’t been actively looking for work or anything. The company in question that was making me redundant would not give me time off for interviews or help me in any way. I had tons of interviews. No luck. Until the day before my last day when I was offered a job nearby at the same salary of £25k. I was desperate because I have a mortgage to pay. I had just got my mortgage within the same year of being made redundant.
I took the job and it’s actually really amazing. It’s like my dream job. I really get on with everyone and my boss. I’m quite well liked. The thing is I have two degrees and do quite niche work. It’s still tech and supply chain for a food company, but I still feel like I do a lot. It’s almost my two year anniversary and they’ve just given the whole team their first raise because minimum wage is going up. My salary will now be £26,125/yr because I’m getting a 4.5% raise. This seems incredibly low ball. My husband says I could go work at Lidl and earn more as a manager or something. I’d prefer to make my age (36) in salary. My year end review last year was exceeded expectations and that my boss loved my hard work and dedication. How do I bring this up in my next year end review that is happening next month?