Are you shy about asking for a raise
The company often benefits from paying you less, so this matter’s initiative should come from you. Perhaps the bosses are not aware that it is time for you to raise your salary. Don’t be afraid to talk about it, but do it right: always make a strong case.
How to fix it
Schedule a conversation with your boss at the right time. Make a conversation plan, noting all the key points in it to not miss anything.
Be sure to think over the arguments that will justify the increase in your salary. This can be over fulfillment of the plan, empowerment, market situation, and so on. All reasons must be objective, no “it seems to me” and “specialists of my level usually cost more.”
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Support your words with facts and figures. Also, determine how much more you want to receive, and name a specific amount.
Already asked for a raise without giving any weighty arguments.
The case when the last time you did not justify the need for a raise. To this day, the bosses think that you did not deserve it. Therefore, you need to convince the management and get ready for what will be difficult.
How to fix it
As in the previous case, make a plan and think through the arguments. You have no room for error this time – all arguments must be reinforced and work in your favor.
Do not upgrade your qualifications.
A specialist who does not develop cannot qualify for a salary increase. In most industries, the specifics of work change very quickly. You must constantly remain on the subject.
How to fix it
After taking the course training, attend seminars, read special literature, and watch educational videos. It is good to confirm the acquired knowledge, for example, a certificate or a teacher’s recommendation.
Afraid to expand your area of responsibility
Doing your daily chores well isn’t a reason to pay you more. But if you are not afraid to take on new functions, showing your interest in the result and willingness to grow, that is another matter.
How to fix it
Close indirect tasks (those in which you are competent but which are not included in your area of responsibility), independently make decisions, and perform managerial functions. The latter will allow you to grow from an ordinary specialist to a manager, and your salary has every chance to increase two or three times.
Be silent about the fact that the volume of work has grown.
When you applied for a job, everything that you do today was not part of your responsibilities. Don’t be afraid to tell the management about it.
How to fix it
Talk to your boss. Tell them that you are doing more now. However, this shouldn’t sound like a claim. No, you don’t mind working harder. You don’t demand that new tasks be removed from you. You are interested in developing and bringing great benefits to the company, but you want to receive more. There is a direct relationship here, and this should be discussed. A normal leader will understand that it’s time to raise your salary.
The boss is not aware that you have become more efficient.
Sales are growing, customers are happy, the company is getting more money. The bosses are satisfied with this, and they do not always want to delve into why this is happening.
Don’t be afraid to say that you, too, influenced this state of affairs. The personal effects of each employee are the key to the success of the company as a whole.
How to fix it
Prepare a report on your work for the last month. So you will clearly present the results to the management (fulfillment of the plan, the achievement of KPIs ), and the proposal for a salary increase will be quite logical.
You have reached the salary ceiling for this position in this company.
A situation that requires a radical solution. Conversations with the authorities about raising the salary are powerless here because the salary has its limit. It is beneficial for you, but not for the company. Remember this.
How to fix it
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There are two ways here: change jobs or apply for a promotion in the same organization. If you chose the former, write your resume, research the market, and find the most interesting options. In the second case, talk to the management, describing the situation, and together try to find a new place for you.
Your salary is already higher than the market.
In this case, wanting more is useless, but it would not hurt to descend from heaven to earth. In pursuit of a higher salary, you risk losing the one you have and that other specialists only dream of. At the same time, you have no guarantee that you will be able to restore your income afterward.
How to fix it
Demanding more in this company is not ideal. But if for some reason you still need to increase income, then look for other markets.
Adapted and translated by Wiki Avenue Staff
Sources: Life hacker
