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Pit Bosses: What's the best way to ask for a raise?

Well whatever you do, don't let your boss know you're a soccer fan.
 
show specific ways you saved and/or made lots of $$$ for your dept
 
just whip out your dong (well, fluff it up a little first, if necessary) and put it right on his or her desk
 
Go on an interview and get an offer from another company; come back and see if your boss counters; if not, then leave for the new job.
 
Know what you do and what it's worth, what other people are paying and present that
If you have a reasonable argument then it's hard for a decent boss to overlook that, but no one worth his salt is going to just give you a raise because you asked for it. (i.e. you have to justify it to them)
 
Knight said:
Just did this and was totally blown away with the results.

I went in with three talking points. Got to point 2 before boss was like: "agree totally, go back to work. You'll have a raise on your next paycheck."

I was looking for something in the low four digit range. I got medium five digits. Obviously, I have no idea what my time is worth.
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so you walked in and got a $10k+ raise? wtf were you doing before then, sucker?
 
Knight said:
I was looking for something in the low four digit range. I got medium five digits. Obviously, I have no idea what my time is worth.
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4 digits: $1000-$9999
5 digits: $10000-$99999

Did you go in asking for a $3-4k raise and ended up with a $50k raise?
 
BiffTannen said:
Must've been one hell of a blowjob.
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Talking Point 1 - unzip his pants

Talking Point 2 - mouth on cock

What was Talking Point 3, you bending over? If you were that underpaid, he already had you bent over.
 
Knight said:
Just did this and was totally blown away with the results.

I went in with three talking points. Got to point 2 before boss was like: "agree totally, go back to work. You'll have a raise on your next paycheck."

I was looking for something in the low four digit range. I got medium five digits. Obviously, I have no idea what my time is worth.
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It's possible Knight's boss was female.

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Hopefully there are some Legit fans on here.
 
my guess is that knight meant that he was looking for a raise in the $4,000-4,250 range and ended up in the $5,400-5,600 range
 
buckets said:
my guess is that knight meant that he was looking for a raise in the $4,000-4,250 range and ended up in the $5,400-5,600 range
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if that's the case, then maybe the extra $$ was for remedial number identification classes
 
i just got my yearly raise. was less than impressed. as a consultant my value is essentially my billable time. my plan is to present them with my revenue generation last year, my salary+bonus, and offer to work as a subcontractor. i work from home, can get on my wife's benefits, etc. the only downside i see is a decrease in billable time as fixed cost consultants free up time. but hell id be fine billing 1500 hours instead of 2000.
 
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