Asking for a raise

Started by Lise, Jul 31 08 05:01

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Lise

Jul 31 08 05:01
Has anyone ever asked for a raise? I have but it got kinda..... well, messy. At my previous workplace, it was really awkward even though it was stated in a verbal contract that they would give me something at end of a certain period.

  So how does one go about asking for a raise so that the outcome is positive and not the other way around?
Always end the name of your child with a vowel, so that when you yell the name will carry.
Bill Cosby.

Lil Me

#1
Jul 31 08 07:02
 Sorry, can't help you here.  (I write my own pay cheques)
 But best of luck to you, Lise!!!!
   
 ADD: Maybe find an online salary survey, and find out what others in your field are making?...in order to backup your request?
 
"In the absence of clearly-defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily trivia until ultimately we become enslaved by it."  Robert Heinlein

Lise

#2
Jul 31 08 07:14
So really.... how does LM asks LM for a raise?
Always end the name of your child with a vowel, so that when you yell the name will carry.
Bill Cosby.

Lil Me

#3
Jul 31 08 07:19
lol.  Steps to giving self a raise:
 1)  Check balance in business account.
 2)  Debit Shareholder Equity.
 3)  Write cheque.
 
"In the absence of clearly-defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily trivia until ultimately we become enslaved by it."  Robert Heinlein

Sawdust

#4
Jul 31 08 07:24
Steps to giving self a raise:
1)  Check [STRIKE]balance[/STRIKE] overdraft availability in business account.
2)  Debit Shareholder Equity.
3)  Write cheque.
The early bird may get the worm, but it's the second mouse that gets the cheese.

Sawdust

#5
Jul 31 08 07:31
Hey Lise, ask for a performance review. If nothing is forthcoming from that, ask when & how raises are determined.

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49er

#6
Jul 31 08 07:40
don't employees of the university get step raises per your union's MOU......maybe its different in Canada

purelife

#7
Jul 31 08 09:17
  I've never asked for a raise before.  I get one every year along with a bonus based on performance review.

This year, our company isn't doing so great with net income, 49% below budget which means I may have to get my old second job back!  :P
   

Lise

#8
Aug 01 08 05:47
I don't think I can ask for a raise..... union contract or something like that. Kinda stupid but in a way, it's good as you don't have to go thru the process of begging for extra money.

  I just wanted to know how to ask for a raise the right and positive way because you never know.
Always end the name of your child with a vowel, so that when you yell the name will carry.
Bill Cosby.

Michel

#9
Aug 01 08 07:33
     
 

purelife

#10
Aug 01 08 08:43
Lise wrote:
 I just wanted to know how to ask for a raise the right and positive way because you never know.

  Sorry about that Lise... I didn't really answer your question earlier, I was just babbling.

  But if I was asking for one, I would present to them what I have done so far for the company, what kind of positive feedback I've received and how I'm positively impacted xyz.   I would also present what everyone else is making in my position (after thorough investigation in your market).  


   

Gopher

#11
Aug 01 08 11:24
Start off with asking about grievance procedures.
A fool's paradise is better than none.
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