Fellas,
This pay review is being done the same way it was done in the past. Its no mystery. If you have been in the company for 6 months prior to the review, your pay increases one increment, and you get any increase on the new step. If in the company for less than 6 months, you stay on your present pay increment and get any increase on that.
Now I am not stating that the increase is enough, but FFS calm down on the conspiracy about who gets what. Nothing has changed!!!
I do hope that the 5 minutes wasted by HR and TCAS deciding on this increase didn't interupt the lunch too badly!.
Keep recovering
The don