Signs a raise isn't coming this year: · "Budgets are tight" comes up in every meeting · Your review keeps getting pushed back · Promotions are "paused" · You get a new title, not new pay

LABOR DESK: South Korean workers saw 43% of their salary gone one day after payday. A month later, just 3% was left, bank data shows.

LABOR DESK: England's senior hospital doctors will strike Nov 25-26 after a 2.4% pay offer. They say real pay is down 25% since 2009.

LABOR DESK: Women without degrees are losing ground in jobs more exposed to AI, like customer service, while similar men gain, Pew finds.

Would you take a buyout from your job right now? Yes or no?

METAINTRO TIP: Offered a buyout? Ask before you sign: · How many weeks of pay do I get? · What happens to my unvested stock? · How long does health cover last? · Can I still claim unemployment benefits?

LABOR DESK: Aldi UK will open 7 new stores in England in November, creating up to 210 jobs. Each store has up to 30 roles.

Hot take: if an AI gets to interview me, an AI should also tell me why I was rejected.

LABOR DESK: A Lao Gan Ma executive said AI cut its chili-sorting line from 600+ workers to 48. The chili sauce maker now denies mass layoffs.

LABOR DESK: The UK minimum wage for over-21s is set to rise nearly 4%, from £12.71 to about £13.20 (about $17.60) an hour, The Times reports.

LABOR DESK: Skydance, now owner of Paramount and Warner Bros., wants all staff in the office 5 days a week. Some are being offered a buyout.

What's the most confusing thing a recruiter has ever told you?

Signs you might be underpaid: · New hires in your role earn more · Job posts for your role list higher pay · Your raise didn't beat inflation · You took on more work, same pay · Recruiters keep pitching higher ranges

Who's hiring right now (save this): · Assam govt, India: 5,734 · South Africa police: 5,500 trainees · Audi, Georgia US: 4,500 · Lotte, Vietnam: about 500