asking for a promotion/raise

Re: asking for a promotion/raise

• RoxyLynn

  January 2011

  What your co-workers have or haven't done is irrelevant, and you're not going to score points by putting down anyone else. It's only your work that matters.

  Highlight what you've done that has increased revenue, increased savings, decreased expenses, brought positive attention to your organization, etc.  If you took on extraordinary work - e.g. covered someone's maternity leave while maintaining your own tasks - bring that up.  Ask about the career ladder and state that you wish to advance and take on more responsibility.

  If budget constraints are an issue, think ahead to some non-financial perks like flextime, an office, etc. that you could request.
  

  Good luck!
  

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• luciagdelopez

  January 2011

  thanks for the reply.

  And I totally agree...I would not mention other co-workers at all. 

  I already have tons of perks...an office, flextime and lots of PTO. 

  I guess my main question is...after I mention all MY highlights, do I just say "I deserve a raise/promotion?" what's is the actual language of that. 

  How do I prep my boss to prep her boss?

  I work in a large private university, if that helps set the tone.

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• Dr.Loretta member

  

  January 2011

  Don't overthink it. Go in with your accomplishments and tell them that, given all of that, you want to discuss a promotion and/or raise. If they say no, ask what you can do over the next X amount of time to get that promotion or raise.

  It's up to you to decide if this is going to make you leave. I definitely wouldn't word it as, "Give me a raise or I walk."

  
  
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• TeamC member

  January 2011

  luciagdelopez:

  I guess my main question is...after I mention all MY highlights, do I just say "I deserve a raise/promotion?" what's is the actual language of that. 

  How do I prep my boss to prep her boss?

  If you want a raise or a promotion, and your review is in March, these conversations need to be going on NOW.  If your company is as large as mine was, at my performance review, all of the salary actions are already complete and it would just be wasted breath.  Here's what I recommend:

  • Sit down with your manager and go over your highlights and see what he/she says.  Your perception of your performance may or may not be accurate and you need to get regular and actionable feedback from those that influence your career path and salary.
  • Ask for performance milestones/expectations to hit before March if you don't have them already that would get you the promotion you're looking for.  I used to phrase this as "What do I need to be doing now so that you'll strongly consider giving me a promotion at my next review?"
  • Talk with your manager about your salary desires to find out if they're reasonable.  I'm not good with the wording, but try to phrase it as seeking whether you're expectation is reasonable and not an ultimatum.
  • Also, make sure you're talking to the manager that has the authority to give you the raise.  If that's not your boss, YOU need to gain visibility with the person that does; your boss is reduced to only a proponent and that's could be a lot less influential than you think.
  • Finally, I would schedule monthly meetings with my manager to review progress.  Don't just tell your boss about all the great things you do, regularly heighten your boss' awareness of your performance in a predictable and unshowy manner.

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