Salary raise
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- CaP
have you ever asked for a raise in your salary? i'm about to go to my boss' office and ask for one... i'm a bit nervious.
- nospacebar0
Bring a gun. Slam it on his desk and spin it with your finger; gun parallel to the top of the desk.
- gruntt0
i once asked for a raise, i had my shit straight, and i got a 50% increase.
the boss called me into the office later and admitted that I had just received the largest % raise ever.
hee, hee.
- ********0
good on ya gruntt!
yeah, as long as you deserve it and have a good case to put forward then i don't see why your boss doesnt give you more money if the funds are available.
failing that, tell it's for your crack habbit or to pay maintenance to your 3 illigitimate children as the ex girlfriends have all hit you at the same time for cash.
- cindsoo0
i am asking on monday when my boss gets back in town. yikes! what did you say to get a 50% raise??? i am looking for an adjustment, a raise wont cut it.
- CaP0
i think i'll go for the illegitimate children technique. sounds convincing.
btw, gruntt... to thumbs up! i actually have never heard of anybody getting a 50% raise.
- radar0
Just tell him why you deserve it and give a percentage not a dollar amount.
- gruntt0
it was a production artist job at an exhibit firm.
i have to say i was getting paid shit at the time. twice before me, the position had been held by complete idiots. Upon hiring me the boss had made the decision to cut the pay of that position due to the slack bastards that tended to fill it.
I did a good job and was rewarded for it. I later went on to become the head the graphics department.
- tkmeister0
i think the highest i got was 17% i got 12% increase last year and i complained then my boss said everyone else got 5% average.
if you want them to review your position, like you have AD job, but getting Jr AD money, then you need to state that clearly.
Also, it's best have a back up, so if you have an offer from other companies, you may wanna mention that too.
- ********0
im gonna be having this talk pretty soon... i have an offer from another firm thats 50% more than what i make currently.
- chossy0
try not to worry I just asked for £5000 more money so try to be brave I was nervous aswell cause that is a big raise, I juts looked him in the eye and was very clear on what I wanted without being a dick.
- Luckypp0
gruntt
You must have been horribly underpaid.
- UndoUndo0
if yr boss is a businessman which you hope he is he will defo make a deal and never just agree. so if you want 10 % start by asking for 15% and then you have 5 to play with.
its also worth looking around the local job, scene check out the pay for other similar positions and if its more take them along to back up your story!
- cindsoo0
see the problem here is "we dont believe in titles" which means that i can say i do ad work and get paid jr ad but it raelly has no bearing. and that is my exactl situation with pay. stinks.
- E__________0
I bluffed my way on to a raise.
After my manager left I said to him that he promised me a raise and a promotion to another department. I don't know if he ever believed me, but I got both.
- CaP0
it's done... one of my main problems in life is that i'm a bit impulsive. i don't know if i won or loose... since i was hired here on spain on june, according to company policies technically i can't get a raise until one year here => june.
in the meantime, i got a bonus for the end of feb and a company car.
my problem now is deciding wether tonight's drinks will be for celebrating or for getting over my defeat.
whatever...
- cindsoo0
what do you think an AD should be making in nyc?
- grafholic0
good luck...i hope you get one.
one time, i asked for a raise. this was after being employed at this company for 5 years (and the last 4 years being salary freeze), being promoted twice, and have added several responsibilities w/out actual title change...i thought i might have a chance despite the salary freeze.
my boss sort of manipulated the conversation by saying "we need to come up with MBO (management business objective or whatever), then i'll hand it over to finance for a review"
it's been 5 months and we still don't have MBO yet. so i'm pretty much sure i'll never get a raise at this company.
- cindsoo0
that sucks!
- Soler0
I always am intimidated, but always works out OK. They're professionals. I just had to negotiate my hiring salary and I was a bit nervous.
They give the whole- we're already going really high, can't do anything more. But then they met me half-way on my counteroffer and I was stiked.
Just ask for what you want. I'm sure it's fair, and if they really want to keep you they'll do what it takes.
- grafholic0
yeah one good thing is this company has awesome and highly talented individual who are more than happy to tutor me on new stuff.
it's like going to a school for free.
so i'm thinking, until i find better fish in the sea, i'll stick to this one.
(plus this company's pretty relaxed on certain policies like working from home, etc.)