Comments on: Unexpected Frustrations, financially

By: End-of-the-Week Updates & Round-Up at This Writer’s Wallet

End-of-the-Week Updates & Round-Up at This Writer’s Wallet — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:42:38 +0000

[...] I got the raise. Sort of. Basically, my boss worked out a way for me to get a bonus-based increase each month that [...]

By: Bonnie

Bonnie — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:22:44 +0000

As you know, I am currently looking for a job, and a big part of that is because I have asked for a raise and haven’t received one, despite taking on many of the former responsibilities of my boss. If you deserve a raise, then you should get one!

By: Casey

Casey — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:49:35 +0000

I don’t think it’s out of line. You do an important job and I’m sure you carefully weighed your importance at the company before even asking for the raise in the first place.

I actually was stuck in a similar place as you a few weeks ago. I had done research into what the going rate was for my profession in my geographic area and discovered, as I suspected, that I was being signifcantly undercompensated.

I was unsure about asking for a raise after only being with a company for 15 months, but I brought it up with my boss. It took him over a month to bring it to his boss, and I had to bring it up a couple times in passing to remind him to bring it to his boss.

Now I’m stuck at the point where they have both approved me getting a raise this year, but the amount hasn’t been decided on and it’s somewhere in “pending land”.

By: Zombie Money

Zombie Money — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:53:46 +0000

I agree, I’d rather take the raise than bonus. Good luck!!

By: Randy Peterman

Randy Peterman — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:45:44 +0000

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