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How to ask for a raise, when you know what your boss will say.?

  • I've been working for the same company for the past 12 years. I started when I was 17 years old as a "helper". @ 7.00/hr. Then moved up to installer @ 12.50/hr. In 2002 got promoted to head installer @ 15.00/hr. In August of 2007, they moved me into office as an estimator & put me on salary. 34,000/year. I was told that after 1 year, I would be re-evaluated & given a pay increase. Well, since then the economy has went to crap. We have laid off all of our employees except for 4 in office & 4 in field. Every time I ask for a raise, "The economy is too bad. As soon as it gets better you'll get one. Be lucky to have a job right now." Truth is, I have 3 kids with TWINS on the way. My wife is a stay at home mom (due to the cost of childcare). They know they have me by the b*%lls. On the other hand, we are a 3-4 million / year company & I'm personally responsible for 55%-65% of the total business. I'm going to ask for a raise soon, but want to be prepared for their "shoot down" answers & reasons that they can't afford to. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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    Your personal situation with kids and wife are NOT reasons to use to ask for a raise. Those are not relevant to how much a company pays an employee. You need to show that you are personally contributing to the improved bottom line of the company, and be able to state how you have done so and what increased revenue or productivity is because of your employment. Seriously, if you think you are going to get turned down, you are better off not asking at this time.

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Sounds like you need to switch jobs. If you know what they're going to say, there's no reason to ask and therefore no reason to stay.

You can try pointing out exactly how you contribute, through your responsibility and your skills. You can try telling them that you need to "find" a job which supports your growing family. But you need to be prepared to go ahead and make good on that "threat." Try posting a resume on the job boards - Yahoo Hotjobs, CareerBuilder, Monster , etc and use the multi-site job search engines - Indeed, JuJu, JobVolume, etc You have to MAKE time to search for a new job

Your personal situation with kids and wife are NOT reasons to use to ask for a raise. Those are not relevant to how much a company pays an employee. You need to show that you are personally contributing to the improved bottom line of the company, and be able to state how you have done so and what increased revenue or productivity is because of your employment. Seriously, if you think you are going to get turned down, you are better off not asking at this time.

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You can try pointing out exactly how you contribute, through your responsibility and your skills. You can try telling them that you need to "find" a job which supports your growing family. But you need to be prepared to go ahead and make good on that "threat." Try posting a resume on the job boards - Yahoo Hotjobs, CareerBuilder, Monster , etc and use the multi-site job search engines - Indeed, JuJu, JobVolume, etc You have to MAKE time to search for a new job

joemoser1948

Sounds like you need to switch jobs. If you know what they're going to say, there's no reason to ask and therefore no reason to stay.

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