How to ask for a raise....

Bump!
(Also advise on the best time to punch your boss in the face is appreciated)

Bump!
(Also advise on the best time to punch your boss in the face is appreciated)

For the punching in the face thing I'd say if you have to quit your job, luckily for mine but unluckily for me, my boss was on holiday when I left my job last year so I couldn't do it

Yep, so you simply say to your boss, I'd like a raise of x, please defer it for 3 months and I'll demonstrate I can save the company 10x / make the company 10x etc.

Unless and until I can fulfill my part of the bargain i do not expect to receive a raise, howvever, at the end of the 3 months you will see that I have delivered what I have promised and I will expect my raise to take effect immediatley and be back dated for the 3 months.

I researched salaries of similar positions, as a start to what I should be asking for. Then I grabbed my job description, and started writing down things that I had done in the past 6 months that were outside of my job description, and how they had affected the business in a positive way.

Then I Googled 'asking for a raise' and found a sample letter that sounded like how I would word it, and based a letter on that. The letter basically outlined my points of what I had achieved in the past six months, and then asked my boss to set aside a time for a meeting to discuss my progress. At no point in the letter did I mention how much I was asking for, but I did say that I was requesting a salary review.

My boss graciously sent me the meeting request for later that day and we sat down to discuss my progress and my points made. It took a further week for her to go back to her superiors and plead my case, but I did get my raise.

This approach felt good to me, because my boss wasn't bombarded with information in a meeting. She had everything in writing and time to prepare responses to whether or not my points were valid. She also had time to do her own research regarding salaries in our field. I also went into the meeting with everything already said - no stress about forgetting things or not making the points I wanted to make. The only scary part was spitting out a figure - and I went for a bit over what I thought I was worth so that we negotiated down.

I mean, in todays economy.. we are quite fortunate to have jobs!
However, excelling in what you do should merit monetary rewards.

Couple of things. You're not fortunate to have jobs. Anyone saying "hey, atleast you got a job" is full of crap and is basically ripping you off. No employer hires somebody just because they like donating money every week on an hourly basis. They NEED you, which is why your position exists

Which is why when you ask for raises, you gotta give them a reason. Like, does people with your experience and qualification and your record have higher pay than your current pay? Have you recently taken other responsibilities? No employer will (neither should they) give you a raise just because you need it. You gotta tell them why THEY need to give you a raise.

This is intriuging. Luckily, I work for a company that gives me a 1-3% increase every year dependant on performance. But sometimes, it just feels like it isn't enough. Good luck.

I got some knee pads you can borrow!

FU, you posted it before I could the pic linked...