Just Ask
Discover how to confidently and respectfully ask your manager for a raise by using strategic dialogue and market research. Learn techniques to approach compensation conversations, understand your value compared to peers, and prepare to negotiate for better pay while maintaining strong performance visibility.
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One of the most underrated, yet surprisingly effective approaches is to simply ask your boss for a raise. Here is a story of our friend who started programming in C at a networks company right out of college in Chico, California. His tenure lasted two years and a few months, and throughout that period, his salary remained the same. When he finally served his notice, his boss asked why he was leaving.
He replied that he felt under-compensated and that his next gig paid him a lot more than what he made at his current position. The boss was surprised and wondered why he had not simply asked for a raise. Most of the time, you will not get a raise unless you ask for it. Companies with formal processes and structure will defer these decisions to annual or half-yearly reviews.
Sometimes, it can be as easy ...