Brian, No offence but a quick click shows you have much to say about anything QR since April which, presumably, is roughly when you joined. It will realistically take a bit longer before you can preach about how things are perceived at QR.
Sit tight, see how things go and then post away but be careful not to become the pprune stereotype that some other frequent posters have become.
For example, be in no doubt that you have not been awarded a payrise because "the chief" loves you. There is therefore no need to thank him - he is giving you a payrise for business reasons, end of. The fact that he has agreed to award a payrise in no way removes any of the other issues that QR suffers at present, may of which are theoretically far more cheaply solved. The big problems are still there - it is only a payrise which has temporarily got the whingers to post smileys on this website.