I ask for one and use my performance as evidence. I'm pretty hard on myself, so if I feel I deserve one management already came to that conclusion.
When’s the last time you had a raise? If it’s been a while or if your job description has changed and you’ve taken on more work successfully, (and if the company is making money or at least breaking even) don’t hesitate to ask. Prepare your statement of fact and present it at your next good opportunity. Don’t make my mistake and wait for months to prepare some long drawn out speech. If they value you, and I’m sure they do, mostly for your poetic talent, they will agree to a raise post haste. Good employees are hard to find and keep.
Working in Poetry Manufacturing and Shipping is pretty competitive nowadays.
Poetry is gay
I know, that's why I keep on trying to give it conversion therapy
'I need a raise'
'No'
'Here is my notice'
One or two months before, convince the company to undertake a massive ambitious project or upgrade only you could do that needs 3 months to complete.
I wouldn’t even negotiate, I’d just leave.
In my field if they hire you in at a certain price and they see you at that value no matter what. Unless somehow your duties changed and you’re taking on people under you or taking “ownership” of “products” or now leading major new projects when you weren’t before.
Maybe my wage could legit go out of sync with the current rate and my years of experience alone allowed the raise without new responsibility.
However also in my field raises mean more expectation of work. Sorry I work 9-5 so please fuck off. I didn’t get 10 years of experience and college independently just to work like a slave all hours of the day.
The real “raise question” would be if I will / was willing to stay for a raise if they offered it with my notice.
I just asked for one for inflation and will receive it
I do good work, company knows it, AND acknowledgea this
The company would be fucked if I went to a competitior
The company is raising it's prices for inflation .
All in all being able to offer something, and take away something is key for getting a raise.
The leverage of skilled work
Usually I take a test once a year to see if I get a promotion. I also get regular pay increases every two years, and a little bit each January to match inflation.
If I ask for an extra pay raise I'd be laughed at though. Btw, I'm military.
Start Looking for another job secretly. Generate a list of items that you perform exemplary, what you bring to the table vs what others in job field do. This will let you see what others nearby make and what you could potentially bring. DO THIS BEFORE YOUR RAISE OR REVIEW
I've never really worked for someone else. I've had my own company for most of my life but I imagine that the best way to get a raise is to switch comapnies. Most large firms will only give small % based raises so if you want to just from $100k to $150K or $250K, you gotta go somewhere else.
quit and find another job that pays more.
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