<prompt> Human: So Ive been with the same company for quite awhile now and I recently interviewed for a new position. At the end of the interview when we were discussing salary requirements it was explained that when I received the offer it will have a final annual salary, but that my pay would increase by 25 every quarter from what it is now until I hit that final number. That essentially means for the first 3 months I have the job if I take it I wont actually have a raise. Ill be making exactly what I do now. I called HR to discuss this practice and they informed me it was Industry Standard. Anyone else know if this is common practice or is this a load of bull? I dont have the full details because I dont yet have my offer in hand but someone else in the company seemed to think they also back paid you quarterly if you were still in the position when that quarterly increase came around. Either way it all just seems shady to me and Im looking for some feedback. Edit: Apologies. Its an Operations Manager positions for a Virtual Call Center  <response>: No clue what industry you are in so no clue what youre talking about. Generally though that seems very weird. 