tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37476114.post6316526924413896353..comments2024-03-15T06:53:19.805-04:00Comments on An English Major's Money: September GoalsEnglish Majorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00276582833751319518noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37476114.post-7539180663607569922007-09-07T13:38:00.000-04:002007-09-07T13:38:00.000-04:00Getting a raise is very tricky. You really need to...Getting a raise is very tricky. You really need to plan thoroughly for this. The best way to do it:<BR/><BR/>1. Earlier in the budget year is better than later, b/c, well, there's more money early in the cycle for things like salary increases. <BR/><BR/>2. Try not to make it a contest or showdown b/t you and your manager. I did this by telling my manager that I highly valued my working relationship with him, and didn't want a salary debate to change that, and so therefore I was going to take it up with HR and get him out of the middle (HR approves all salary increases anyway). <BR/><BR/>3. I thoroughly studied my current market price (i.e. what my job is worth on the open market), and compared it to my then-salary. I had a concrete dollar value for what increase I would need to put my in the top 25%.<BR/><BR/>4. I began preparing to leave the company in the event that they did not meet my minimum acceptable increase. I.e., I was bargaining from a position of strength.<BR/><BR/>5. Never indicate that you are even contemplating leaving your job b/c of salary issues. Doing so will get you fired or put on the short-list for the next downsizing.<BR/><BR/>6. If you can find out what others in your company are making, that's a huge advantage. I found out that I was making much less than others who were much lower contributers than me. <BR/><BR/>At that point, I knew where I stood, and it was just a matter of properly handling the delicate communications and hoping that the budget existed for the change. <BR/><BR/>What happened? I got fired. JUST KIDDING. I got a hefty raise and my manager pushed it through. He appreciated that I didn't want to get him in the middle, but said that delivering the raise was "his job". Good luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37476114.post-29447669500750104632007-09-06T09:07:00.000-04:002007-09-06T09:07:00.000-04:00I second anonymous.Good luck!I second anonymous.<BR/><BR/>Good luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37476114.post-16239770170447398972007-09-06T04:23:00.000-04:002007-09-06T04:23:00.000-04:00I've heard that it's usually best to bring up the ...I've heard that it's usually best to bring up the raise in advance of the review. By the time of the review, often the raise has already been set. You should bring it up anyway at the review, but something to think about for next time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com