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Topic: asking for that first major raise
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| gimmemags | Posted – 6/5/2007 11:51:06 AM | show profile I think I'm ready. I get a standard raise every year like everyone else, but I think it's time to ask for a significant raise. I've been with this publisher almost three years now; I've gotten glowing evals every year; and I've volunteered to take on extra responsibilites like editing, writing, and Web stuff. And I stay taking professional development/continuing education workshops. But mainly I think I'm just kind of scared. What's the best way to ask for a raise when you've got all this good stuff going for you? And how do you present it in such a way that doesn't make you sound like you're being an entitled snot? And then do you aim super high, with the goal of negotiating downward to something you and your boss can agree on? How have some of you guys successfully asked for the first major raise? |
| recovering_jersey_girl | Posted – 6/5/2007 12:18:04 PM | show profile | email poster Hey gimme, Good luck - I'm always heartened to see people ask for raises, b/c so many people are willing to just sit back and take what's doled out. That said, for your pitch to be most successful, you've got to make it relevant to your manager/supervisor. How to do that? Easy: put it in dollar terms. They don't give a hang if you just say, "I did x, y and z." They WILL sit up and take notice if you say, "By doing x, y and z I saved the company x-number dollars." Be realistic and don't pad it, but be assertive about pointing out that if you didn't take on these tasks, the company would have had to pay *somebody* to do it. If you put your efforts in terms of $$, you won't look (or feel!) like an "entitled snot" because, hey, it's just business! |
