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- tconn0
Designers are notorious for wussing out when it comes to asking for money. They get embarassed and scared and take whatever is handed to them. THE MAN will take advantage. Don't let him.
- soda0
Baskerville, are you still at Imagination?
I guess I would push for a review, most places are happy to but will leave you to make the moves to ask for one. It's easier for you to keep track of your career than for your bosses and one more thing for them to think about. It's not right but generally the norm. I would go to the review with a set of leading questions about your performance and the work you have taken on, illustrate how important you have been and how keen you are to stay. Get them to agree about your worth to the company and then bring up money.
They won't mention it unless you do!
- Baskerville0
Thanks, Soda. I hope no one from work reads this thread!
Or maybe I hope they do and give me lots of money!
- soda0
whoops! Sorry mate!
Of course I didnt' mean imagination I meant something else.
In fact I have never met you have I?
I was thinking about someone completely different...eek.
- ********0
At my current company things went as follows.
Last year we made 2 billion.
We had a couple days last rush that went something like this. 2.6 million dollar day. 2.8 million dollar day. and a 3.1 million dollar day.Come raise time..... 3%.
Company wide. They were promising 4% but instead everyone got 3.
2 years ago I got another offer and brought it to this places attention. They gave me $3500 raise which was decent, but kinda shit in my mind.
Taking the new job I start on the 6th I got a 14k raise. Things kinda work out in the end when you least expect it.
- jevad0
Interesting replies - thanks all. I know my worth and I'm not afraid to ask for it...I have busted my balls since I started working here and they know it. I got a fantastic review recently too.
Guess it's wait and see time, but I would be disappointed with anything less than 10% I think....
- ********0
Good luck my friend.
- ********0
Just got out of a meeting with my boss where I asked for 34%.
Let's see where this goes (or where I go I guess, haha).