how to ask for a raise
 

I know there's millions of articles I could read on google but I'd rather hear from "real" people lol.

I've only asked for a raise once before and it went horribly wrong. I hated my job and everyone was quitting. I was like give me x amount or I'll quit; not in so many words but that was the gist of it. My boss gave everyone but me a raise. I quit shortly after.

The job I'm at I've been at for almost 2 years (in april) without a raise. It's just a receptionist position but the kind where you help out any way you can. I don't just sit and answer phones yknow what I mean? Is asking for 11-15% increase a lot? I know I'll get a raise if I ask for one, but just want to ask nicely lol. I love my job too so it's not like before where I was coming from an angry place.

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I think you did the right thing. I know someone who was in a dental receptionist position. She's was working there for a year. She found out that the newly hired person was earning more money than her. She told me that it's probably because new person is white and that she is a Mexican. Mind you this person I know is a USC but she still feels the minority pay gap. Anyways, she decided to quit. The manager ask her if it was the pay and she said mostly yes. So, the manager decided to increase her pay and she said that's that! Meaning she won't get an increase anymore and probably in the future. She decided to quit. She heard the place is struggling with keeping it's people. I heard they want her to come back. Lol

Anyways, as for asking for a raise. You can ask them nicely about it. If they didn't budge, start to look for something else. Usually, they won't budge until there's an ultimatum and will realize that they actually lost a good worker.

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Funny enough, I was just promoted to Sr. level yesterday after being here for 5-6 months and I didn't ask for it. I worked for a company prior and spent three years and not one promotion. I guess where I am going is that, you should always be comfortable with asking your boss for a raise, otherwise you really didn't have a good working relationship to start with.

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I literally said "I can walk into any of the offices out there and get a better pay".

Got me 30% raise before my current job.

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Lucky! I tried that a few months ago...and then only got the 3% raise that everyone else got. My immediate boss does not decide raises and he doesn't exactly push to help those under him.

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Never say "or I'll quit"

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My raise request was rejected. I was told I was the highest paying person at my level. Still hard to buy that shit. I wanted to ask for evidence! lol

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same thing happened to me, my new co-worker was getting paid more, so i told my boss i was leaving for a better job offer, it was no offer but i was upset with only a few days left he made me an offer and i told him im leaving because they're offering double my pay and the next day he told he will match it if i stay and now i get a raise every year

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Do your research. Bureau of Labor Statistics usually has a guide somewhere of what different jobs typically make, or different job skills. Do your research and come prepared before making your offer.

Demonstrate your worth to the organization, since you are already working for them it is easier to get a raise than to look for someone new and if they get the feeling that you could just apply elsewhere and be paid the average going rate they might be more likely to approve the pay rate increase.

Also, don't focus solely on the number, but at the same time don't sell yourself short.

Working in a place that you like for less but if it offers more benefits may be better than working in a place where you do not see much room for growth or many benefits but pays more.

Re: how to ask for a raise
 

Thanks to Linkedin, I get job offers on an every other day basis. Like literally!

They need to fix this DACA mess. I could be making 30% more and traveling the world right now!

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So I'll give you two perspectives:
1) As a boss I hate ultimatums from employees, if a employee told me they want to make X amount or they would quit. I most likely would let them go. The best approach would be for you to be great at your job and demonstrate the value you bring to my business. If you do it long enough, I'll take notice and most likely will give you a raise anyways.
2) As a employee: I never created ultimatum but I would always ask my manager on the topics of career path and what I can do to bring value to the organization. My manager would lay out metrics for me to meet and then we usually evaluate at the end of the year on where I was till that next promotion. The more value you bring to the organization the more leverage you have during annual reviews.

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Sound advice. I second this.

Also to add my personal experience. The job description you get with a job is a good guide of what you need to complete, but it should not limit you. If you can go above and beyond and help your organization in other ways when they need help, that is how you start becoming recognizable, and possibly molding yourself to a higher paying position.

Couple that with being open to train others in what you do and you create a perfect situation where you make yourself replaceable and makes it possible for you to move onto higher duties within a job.

I am working in a position that did not exist a year ago, but its necessity was determined out of my work experience.

Likewise, I have seen great employees leave other jobs where they where the peak of their position simply because the employer was not willing to put them in a higher position as they did not have someone to replace the position they would vacate.

It is disappointing and really causes very poor morale throughout.

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I definitely learned the hard way that ultimatums are not the way to go. What sucks at my work is that there’s no structure as far as evaluations or reviews. Like I said I’m not “just a receptionist” I have important duties that relate to every department. So far I’ve spoken to my managers to see how I can step up and I’m coming in an hour earlier and working 45-50 hrs/week . I’m gonna keep this up and ask in April