Speaking of meeting with the boss......

[DivaDiamond007]

How would you go about asking for a raise? I was due a raise in the middle of September and the boss hasn''t said anything about it.

My job duties have gotten bigger and bigger and I have a lot more on my plate since this time last year. Bankruptcy filings are going up and that creates more work for me. I have more responsibilities since my boss is usually in on Tuesday - Thursday and I''m the "boss" on Mondays and Fridays. I love my job, and while I am being paid fairly for the work I do it is customary for me to get a raise once per year - along with a review of my other benefits (vacation time, etc.).

I''ve thought about doing a memo to him outlining my "new" duties and suggest a raise, or should I just waltz into his office and lay my cards on the table? My boss is a super nice guy and our office is pretty casual so I''m not sure we''d actually need to have an official meeting or anything like that. Any help is appreciated!

Jess

 

[somethingshiny]

When I've asked for a raise (once, in a similar situation) I asked my bosses if I could speak to them when they had a few minutes. This immediately sent up red flags that I would be quitting which turned out to work in my favor. When they were available, I lead THEM into a room for a discussion. I started by telling them that during the past x months I have acquired such and such tasks, opportunities, etc. I told them the new inventory system I implemented and how well it was going. I also told them what I had done as far as training other employees, meeting with sales reps, all the personnel stuff. I told them I was happy in my position, and they had made significant savings with me being the head of certain areas. Then I told them what and when my last pay raise was. I didn't demand a raise, I just asked them to discuss our meeting and get back to me. Then I thanked them for their time.

They came back to me about 20 minutes later and offered me the biggest raise I'd ever gotten. And, they THANKED me for all that I had accomplished and they THANKED me for bringing the raise to their attention.

I think they respect you more when you have the confidence to go right up to them and lay all your cards on the table.

GOOD LUCK!!

ETA- my office was really casual and laid back, too. That's why I made it more of a formal situation. I think when asking for a raise, it should be under a very professional pretense.