When was the last time you got a raise?

Last summer I turned in my resignation at HP to go to another company. Shockingly, HP made a counter offer that gave me a 25% pay increase with two months of my salary as a retention bonus. I also got veto power over the projects I'm assigned to.

Before I started looking, I had a major role in securing TWO multi million dollar contracts. Right now I'm on an engagement to save a contract worth 12million a year. I know I could actually get more than I'm currently making but I'm pretty happy with what HP did last summer. The only downside (and it is a minor one) is that I'm now at the top of the pay scale for my position. I have to get a promotion in order to make more. My boss has set a clearly defined road map for that. I intend to get that promotion before the end of the year.