I feel I deserve to earn more and I have no problem going in and asking for more, but I need a tactfull way to do it. I also believe my employer thinks I should earn more, but they arent gonna just throw money out there if no one is asking. They don't operate that way. Here is a little back story. When I was first hired the head manager interviewed me and we hit it off right away and he even told me a story that they guy before me came to him one day and asked for more money and they re-arranged his pay plan. Once I was hired, I heard another story about someone else asking for more $$ and was escorted off the property right away because of how he asked. I know I am making less than my predecessor and in these tough economic times I would rather a smaller check than no check. I can only live so long on "atta boys".
If you ask for a raise, you must go into the meeting with specific examples of how you are doing more than you were tasked with when you took the job, and how you are outperforming others who are doing those same tasks. Or, if you're the only person stepping up, concrete examples of that as well.
You also need to be prepared to walk if they say no, because once you ask and then take no for an answer, you've shown you're willing to stay working harder for the same pay.
It wouldn't hurt to have examples of other similar jobs in your industry that are paying people with your qualifications higher rates than you're at now.
I'm assuming, of course, that you CAN provide these types of examples, and you're not just a young guy who thinks that a certain amount of months at your desk entitles you to more money out of a budget that might be fixed or being cut.
Good luck. I hope your company is strong right now, because if it's not, the fact that you ask for a raise might indicate to management that you do not understand the business or the job market.
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Just go in there and ask for it. Don't be an ass and don't make it personal. It is business. Tell them what you were told when you started. If they say no, then be grateful for the time and say thanks and go back to work. Don't be angry. Then get another job.
I was in a similar situation at work. They promised something that they never delivered. I went and talked to my boss and explained that with my 20 years of experience that I should be better compensated than what I was making. I reminded him what the deal was when I was hired 2 years ago.
He started off the conversation with " well...your so called experience" and finished saying I was right where I needed to be. I said thanks for his time and within the week had 2 other interviews.
I accepted a job that put better than 41% a year more in my pocket. That is proof enough that I was being underpaid and under utilized with my "So called experience".
It is business and not personal so remember to keep your cool and KEEP IT PROFESSIONAL, it will work out one way or the other.
I recently accepted a new position at work....they didnt want to give me a raise but I explained that if they hired an "unknown" they would pay what I was asking or more. I took the job and I still am unsure my raise, I find out next Thursday. I assume I will get something substantial since my boss has busted my ass for a few weeks asking how I will spend my 3.5% raise.......I told him if I get 3.5% I'll look for a new job.
FWIW, I tell him this as he is drinking free beer at my house
I mean this in a totally non-rude or condescending way but with the state of the current economy, I wouldn't even think about asking for a raise.
the economy is just fine for now...the media loves to sensationalize little things...you will usually see the media praise a BAD economy when a democrat is in the white house, and the opposite when a republican is in the white house...
the economy is just fine for now...the media loves to sensationalize little things...you will usually see the media praise a BAD economy when a democrat is in the white house, and the opposite when a republican is in the white house...
While I don't entirely disagree with you on the media angle, which industry you're in does matter a lot in the current economy. A business that's overtaxed by fuel costs, for example, or declining ad revenue, stuff like that, isn't going to have any extra money to play around with.
The whole idea of going in and randomly asking for a raise seems antiquated to me. Must be a smallish company (?).
Seriously. At my megacompany, raises are so standardized and ritualized and tied to annual performance evaluations and mid-cycle promotions that asking for more money mid-cycle, without having a live, hot job offer on the table that you're just asking to be countered, would be met with .
Seriously. At my megacompany, raises are so standardized and ritualized and tied to annual performance evaluations and mid-cycle promotions that asking for more money mid-cycle, without having a live, hot job offer on the table that you're just asking to be countered, would be met with .
I think that asking for more money even with a live, hot job offer on the table might be met with .
I think that asking for more money even with a live, hot job offer on the table might be met with .
Actually, my employer might very well respond, "Excellent! You are one less person we have to lay off in the next round, which we believe to be coming right after the elections! Best of luck in your new job and THANK YOU for letting us off the hook about the whole pink-slipping-you thing!"
Actually, my employer might very well respond, "Excellent! You are one less person we have to lay off in the next round, which we believe to be coming right after the elections! Best of luck in your new job and THANK YOU for letting us off the hook about the whole pink-slipping-you thing!"
tuktuk: Sir, I am turning in my resignation, effective two weeks from today. I have accepted a position with another company. boss: Just in time, too. tuktuk: Excuse me... What was that? boss: I didn't say anything.
tuktuk: Sir, I am turning in my resignation, effective two weeks from today. I have accepted a position with another company. boss: Just in time, too. tuktuk: Excuse me... What was that? boss: I didn't say anything.
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boss: i mean, she did a good job, she just got so angry...
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I said thanks for his time and within the week had 2 other interviews. 
That is proof enough that I was being underpaid and under utilized with my "So called experience". 
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