How to approach boss and ask for raise

[lord1234]

So it has come to my attention that they are now hiring new hires for a dollar more than I am getting paid...thats very unacceptable...so my question is how to approach the manager and say that in nice words...

[Will Wood]

Things like this are why I love my boss.
"Hey you lazy bum, how about you put that raise through to payroll?"

But if you dont' have a cool boss,

Don't mention the thing about new comers at all. Simply state how you work hard, plan to stay with him for a while, are good at what you're doing.. etc, and ask for a dollar raise. He'll get the idea, but I think it would be bad to mention "hey.. they're getting a dollar more.."

[lord1234]

well..the issue is that the topic of raises has been skirted around a lot...there are 2 of us in the department who have been there for 2 years and have not gotten a raise yet.

[Will Wood]

2 years? YIKES
What's your current pay?

You deserve a raise. Go and ask for it. If he says no, unless you really enjoy your job, find a new one.

[-=Squid=-]

Get a new non-by-the-hour job.

- Goro

[TheDuelist]

Be careful. Most companies have a policy regarding knowledge of how much another employee makes. It could get messy if that comes up. What you need to do is take some time and talk to your boss. Explain why you feel you deserve a raise including what you contribute to the company whether through product knowledge or physical, hands on knowledge. Promote yourself as an asset. You say you have been there 2 years. If your boss has been there with you the whole time he will have a clear picture of what kind of employee you are.

[TheTramp]

Just bribe him with homebrew!

[bornl33t]

2 years? YIKES
What's your current pay?

You deserve a raise. Go and ask for it. If he says no, unless you really enjoy your job, find a new one.

it's a job. Do you think they care an ounce about you? No it's all abou the money. Your expendable. Ask em for the raise. If not find a new job simple as that.

[lord1234]

ragarding current pay: its 12 an hour
regarding my job status: i am a college student so no full time jobs for me unless i want to kill myself...

regarding homebrew: yes i plan on that...

[GT]

So it has come to my attention that they are now hiring new hires for a dollar more than I am getting paid...thats very unacceptable...so my question is how to approach the manager and say that in nice words...

Ill give you the flip side perspective,
I was hired at about 3-4k more than another guy that does the same job as me, dont know the exact number but its around the ball park. I have maybe 3 years experience, he has about 15 and a masters. Difference is this guy is a complete moron. He actually had the balls to go to the boss and ask if our pay needed to be "equalitized," intresting term. He got laughed right out of the office...

I dont know what it is that you do. If you are in the professional world its more than appopriate to go to the boss, and lay out a logical case for a raise. Dont go and cry to him that the new dude is getting paid more than you, justifing your paty increase. You may not know the guys background enough to compare it to your own.

If you are not in the professional world, some part time student job with no bennifits, you can try to get a raise but the fact that you are unskilled labor works aganist you. In otherwords there are plenty of guys like you in the world and you can either work at lower pay and like it or leave.

[RevBrown]

Be careful. Most companies have a policy regarding knowledge of how much another employee makes. It could get messy if that comes up. What you need to do is take some time and talk to your boss. Explain why you feel you deserve a raise including what you contribute to the company whether through product knowledge or physical, hands on knowledge. Promote yourself as an asset. You say you have been there 2 years. If your boss has been there with you the whole time he will have a clear picture of what kind of employee you are.

This is the best advice you could recievce.


Don't forget remain calm and confident. Really take stock of the things you do that make you a good employee right down to changing toilet paper.
Sell your strengths and show him/her how you have improved your weaknesses.

[jdev]

are they paying part time guys $1 more than you, or full time guys?

if its full time guys, you really have no grounds for asking for a raise.

come to think of it, you better be able to back up why you are worthy of said raise you ask for. try not to use excuses like "that guy makes more than me" because it comes across as unprofessional. I wouldnt give you a raise based on that. You need to prove merit worthy or a raise. i recommend reading the carrers section of msn. there are some helpful tips that may get you a raise. some of them i followed, and got a $1.25/hr raise recently.

[WicKeD_WaYz]

and if he says no....you come to work on monday

[jdev]

and if he says no....you come to work on monday

i sincerely hope that was a joke. a poor one at that. you do realize that both of us work in the same state that the edgewater technologies incident happened at. meaning, our state seems to spawn people who think its ok to shoot up their workplace..

[tony3]

I wouldn't ask for a raise. My dad has started at the bottom managing a bookstore university with a horrible boss who payed him half what he wanted. He worked hard and now is the boss of his old boss that was horrible to him. He has never asked for a raise once, that is advice he always gives me, to never ask for a raise, even if you deserve it, makes you look like a harder worker.