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Would you ask for a pay raise?
I've been training my co-worker to handle my job because I am the only one who knows how to do it, and if something were to happen (deployment, sickness) our company literally would not run for a day.
She has been with the company for 4+ years, and said that I need to ask for a raise sometime soon.
Background:
I was hired as a CSA/Sales Agent with a 36k base plus commissions and as support for the job I am in currently, 10am-6:30/7. No travel, no blackouts on when I could take off. Job was meant for someone without a degree and some sales experience.
In October, my co-worker put in his two weeks and I was the only one who knew most of his job. I was asked to take over the bulk of it and they hired someone to take over the morning part of his job (he worked 6am-7pm) and to do some of the contract work he did. I was moved from sales (no commission)/CSA to my current position. I now work 8:30am-until whenever I can get done. This is usually around 7:30. I've been asked to travel a few times, which I don't mind.
I tried to use my personal days before the end of the year, but my boss asked if I could use them in January because of some chaos that arose right before Christmas. I was perfectly fine with it because I can go home this weekend. Kicker? I have to do the main part of my job remotely. So, at 8:30am and 4pm, I'll have to be in front of a computer working for an hour or two. So, not an actual vacation. Guy before me did the same thing- he said he had only had 2 actual vacation days without working in 3 years. With training my co-worker, I could possibly have a few days without interruption, but I doubt it would go over well.
Over the holiday weekends, boss asked that I check out markets on the Monday holiday to make sure we were in line with everyone else. One of those days, I was grocery shopping and had to race home to check a few sites and our data.
Typing all of that above, I guess it does seem like time to ask, but I don't think it would be appropriate after only 3 months in my current position. DH thinks I need to wait until my year at the company in June, coworker says to ask by at least April (6 mo in current position). WWND?
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