How to approach boss and ask for raise

[Automaggin2]

O well, deal with it I guess. My mom is a nurse and they are hiring new nurses out of college with bonuses of up to 20,000 dollers and they are getting paid then her and coworkers that have been working at her hospital for over 20 years.



Or maybe they think you suck and are trying to get you to quit since they have no grounds to fire you on.

[BeaverEater]

Well since you give no reason for a raise except "he makes more than me" DONT ask for one. There could be many other reasons factoring into why he makes more, and maybe he has more experience. If you've worked there for a long time that might be some leverage for a raise but not much more.

[bofh]

Well since you give no reason for a raise except "he makes more than me" DONT ask for one. There could be many other reasons factoring into why he makes more, and maybe he has more experience. If you've worked there for a long time that might be some leverage for a raise but not much more.

Seconded... however, a new hire does give you a good idea of what you can base your value on.

Frankly, work the "I've been here two years without an increase in pay, and yet I have grown to do the job better and faster then when I started. I am clearly a more valuable employee than I was two years ago." side of the arguement.

I do this every year with my clients. The tough part is that you actually have to get better every year.

[Lohman446]

Here it is - this is something management will love in theory, though I have hated this question.

Go to your boss - ask him to make you a list of the things in your job that are important to him, and to priortize them for you. He will likely come up with 15-20 things. Look at the list and be careful on the first five, especially the first one. Perform these duties better than anyone else (as they are wondering what the boss is looking for). Do this for a month, go to your boss again and ask him to prioritize a list of what you can do to improve your job performance. You will get a list this time too, again concentrate on this list, this is what your boss cares about... by now you should be close to getting a raise - if you have not been offered it in your two meetings (where you have not asked but have shown obvious interest in doing your job better) its time to ask for another list of what you can improve. Your boss will of course then, to be politically correct, tell you how much he has appreciated your attempt to improve and your improvements - booyah time to ask for a raise.

[WicKeD_WaYz]

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..

umm yeaaa i was kidding. sorry if i came across as someone who likes it when people get shot.

[mcveighr]

You could always work 1$ less hard than the other guy.

[BlackVCG]

I couldn't agree more. With hard work, rewards will come to you. Be humble in everything you do and you'll soon be making more money than you know what to do with. If your boss/manager is a person worth working for, they will recognize your character and pay you what you deserve. If not, then with humility, leave that job and find a new one.

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.

[Gtask8]

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

- Goro

I do that. I get paid in tips only, makes me about $10-$20 an hour!

[Lakeview Bulldog]

I do not know what prices are like in your area, but in Ohio $12 an hour is a VERY GOOD job for anyone without a college degree or more than 3 years expirience in a skilled trade. I work 45-50hrs a week for less than you make part time, and I go to school part time also. Do not risk anything that may antagonize your boss. Just work hard, be humble, and finish your schooling. Thats the best advice I could give.