tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37476114.post636199579612162821..comments2024-03-24T03:19:18.249-04:00Comments on An English Major's Money: Getting Antsy For a RaiseEnglish Majorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00276582833751319518noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37476114.post-46451958743740183962007-11-19T11:34:00.000-05:002007-11-19T11:34:00.000-05:00Hey good luck. Do you have an annual review comin...Hey good luck. Do you have an annual review coming up? We're being yanked around over raises/bonuses at the moment too, it's always "in the next couple of days". Quite aggravating once you get to thinking about it.guinness416https://www.blogger.com/profile/11240817670502435051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37476114.post-86405991634026545922007-11-08T16:01:00.000-05:002007-11-08T16:01:00.000-05:00Good luck with the raise and promotion. If you lo...Good luck with the raise and promotion. If you look for another job and you like your company, let your boss know you have another job offer (and the details, pay, etc) and maybe your current company will match it.SavingDivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10267021491907810696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37476114.post-58188472622167574392007-11-08T09:27:00.000-05:002007-11-08T09:27:00.000-05:00Good luck.The cc-ing is good, but I also think you...Good luck.<BR/><BR/>The cc-ing is good, but I also think you should draw up a document detailing, with applicable metrics, how you've done good development work.<BR/><BR/>And wherever you've gone beyond your responsibilities, highlight that.<BR/><BR/>If nothing else, it will better prepare you for the conversation that you want to have with your boss.HChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12581214248386047044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37476114.post-67592980622192890702007-11-07T20:29:00.000-05:002007-11-07T20:29:00.000-05:00"I'm hoping it comes with a sizable pay bump" -- "..."I'm hoping it comes with a sizable pay bump" -- "Hope", unfortunately, is not a strategy.<BR/><BR/>Hate to sound like a hard a$$, but I wrote a lengthy comment on this blog several weeks ago (maybe longer) about what steps you need to take to get a raise. Did you read it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37476114.post-16461971511001759382007-11-07T12:20:00.000-05:002007-11-07T12:20:00.000-05:00Congrats for the chance to change things!Just reme...Congrats for the chance to change things!<BR/><BR/>Just remember that subtle is sometimes not enough. Sometimes you need to lay it all out for them and (gently) force them to make a call about it.<BR/><BR/>While your bosses theoretically want you to be happy, they may have other people under them gunning harder than you (in other words being less subtle about what they need) and they also have their own careers to manage. While this is not a good excuse to ignore your desires, if you don't initiate an unsubtle conversation about it, they can convince themselves that it's not something that's high enough priority for them to deal with right now... and that can keep happening over months and months and reviews and reviews.<BR/><BR/>I'm at the next level up career-wise from you and I can now see some of the stuff I didn't push hard enough for at my first job, so I'm just sayin'. ;) It's definitely a delicate balance to toot your own horn just enough, but not too much.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10862994173265427790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37476114.post-36111129325812128512007-11-07T08:47:00.000-05:002007-11-07T08:47:00.000-05:00Good for you! You did the right thing passing up ...Good for you! You did the right thing passing up the other job that you didn't want--you're young and have plenty of time to get where you really want to go, and now is the time of your life to try and make it there.<BR/><BR/>And if you don't get that promotion and you think you deserve it, you should look for another job and then tell your boss why you are thinking of leaving. Sometimes they need that reality check to realize how serious you are about their company and your place in it. And if they still won't give it to you, then you know what they think of you and have another great option (the new job) to move on to!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37476114.post-84963172223520003932007-11-06T22:24:00.000-05:002007-11-06T22:24:00.000-05:00When you get the gym membership, just remember to ...When you get the gym membership, just remember to not get pressured into their bronze, silver, gold, and platinum memberships for ridiculous amounts of money!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37476114.post-79879697931873505052007-11-06T22:14:00.000-05:002007-11-06T22:14:00.000-05:00You're taking all the right steps. As for the gym ...You're taking all the right steps. <BR/><BR/>As for the gym membership (something I really want too!), have you looked into the YMCA? Does anyone in your family have a gym membership they could add you on for another $10 a month? have you looked at buying one that's a 3-4 year contract? those are cheaper and it usually comes out to $5-10 over the course of the term.sfordinarygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00499389971688978268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37476114.post-21746386772650598292007-11-06T21:30:00.000-05:002007-11-06T21:30:00.000-05:00Well, I'm convinced! If I were your boss, I'd giv...Well, I'm convinced! If I were your boss, I'd give you a raise! <BR/><BR/>I think it's smart to cc your boss on the emails that show the work you're doing. It seems like a lot of times people don't let their bosses know what they're doing, so it's difficult to build a strong case come raise time. It sounds like you're doing everything right, though. If you don't get what you want, I say go somewhere that will!Ms. M&Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00956851778885437199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37476114.post-24569180953000510432007-11-06T17:00:00.000-05:002007-11-06T17:00:00.000-05:00I hope you get it. I am pulling for you! Soon as I...I hope you get it. I am pulling for you! <BR/><BR/>Soon as I get a new job with a higher salary, I am going to up my 401k contributions too. I have a crapload of debt but it makes me feel so good to see that I am doing something right.Chitownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03524244500611541609noreply@blogger.com