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When you have been working with a particular company for some time, there usually comes a point when you think to yourself, ¡°I¡¯m about due for a raise.¡± Some companies offer raises with performance reviews while other companies offer them randomly throughout the year as managers see fit. If you have not received a raise in quite some time but feel you have performed the duties of your job exceptionally well, you may need to take matters into your own hands and approach your boss/manager about the potential for a raise in your near future. Before scheduling a meeting with your boss to discuss a raise, here are some tips to help the meeting go smoothly.
* If you ask anybody, they will tell you they would never turn down a raise, but not everybody truly deserves one. If you feel you do, be able to document it. Write a list of all the projects or accounts you have worked on in addition to all the ways you have financially helped the company or office throughout the years. For instance, perhaps you are the supply manager at your office and you spearheaded the movement to make the entire company paperless, saving the company thousands of dollars a month. This is definitely something you will want to note. Be sure to list everything you have done that was above and beyond your job duties. Your manager may have several people working underneath her, so you cannot expect her to remember every single great thing you have done. Above anything, this will be the most powerful tool in your arsenal, so be detailed and thorough.
* When you eventually discuss a raise with your boss, be sure to have some numbers to work with, whether they are dollars or a percentage. You do not want to walk into your boss¡¯s office, declare you need a raise, have her ask you how much of a raise you are talking about and then stand there blank-faced because you really have no idea. Things to consider when determining the amount you will be asking for are your years of service, the date of the last raise you received and the amount of the last raise you received. If you received a raise of 10% exactly one year ago, chances are you may not be able to receive 10% again. Be reasonable, but also determine how much you are willing to negotiate.
* If things go the way you would like, your boss will smile, say, ¡°Whatever you want, you got,¡± and immediately start the paperwork for a raise. However, things only work like this in our fantasies, so think of the different objections your boss might give you and the responses you will give back. For instance, your boss may ask you why you feel you deserve a raise after receiving one only ten months ago, to which you may gently remind her of all the new job duties you have taken on since that time. Be prepared for everything.
* Meetings of this nature are best held face-to-face. While it may be tempting to ask for a raise over e-mail, do your best to schedule a meeting with your boss where you discuss this possibility one-on-one.
* While you may need a raise for any number of reasons, like the recent addition to your family or the numerous medical bills you are receiving due to a broken ankle, these matters are of no concern to your boss and, therefore, should not be brought up at a meeting. An employee asks for a raise because she feels she is deserving of one, not because she can no longer afford to pay her credit card bills on time. Be professional when meeting with your boss. If she announces a raise is currently out of the question, do not begin to bawl uncontrollably or threaten your boss with quitting. In the long run, this will only serve to strain your employer/employee relationship. Conduct yourself in a professional manner throughout this entire process. |
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