I have been working at my place of employment for 8 months now, should i ask for a raise?

Question

I dont like asking for money, but i feel that i should get a raise at my current job. How should i ask for one if i do infact decide to ask for a raise?

Answer 1

By now, you should have been under a performance evaluation. If your results were good, then you can ask for a raise. If not, then you better do a better job and wait for the next round of evaluation. Its better to have your evaluation results handy so you will have a basis why you should be getting a raise, rather than just your personal gut feel.

Answer 2

Do you feel you are entitled to a raise based on your 8 months of service or for the over average performance you've demonstrated. If you can highlight 2-3 accomplishments to either save time, save money or provide peace of mind to your employer which was the result of a thought or action that you generated, get a dollar value to present to them and march in. If you are an average employee, you may end up finding yourself without a job all together. Let your conscience be your guide on that issue. They may still be deciding whether to keep you or not and you may not like the answer to your request.

Answer 3

A whole 8 months and no raise? Call a lawyer. Call the ACLU, call the UN. My God, what cruel and inhuman world is this when a honest, hard working man can't get a break in this world.

Go to your boss and ask, no DEMAND that he repair the damage he's caused to your CAREER and raise your salary instantly. Threaten to quit if he doesn't.

BTW, threatening to quit is your ONLY leverage here as any boss worth his money will NEVER give you a raise if he can help it and it sound like you are a whiny punk with nor real experience whose just beginning to learn the ropes.

Answer 4

My advice is to wait 4 months to accomplish your first, full year in and then go to the table prepared with your request for a raise intelligently. It's important to know that many companies don't grant pay raises to most employees except during employee-review cycles.

It's not a good idea to justify asking for a pay raise by simply stating, "I need the money." It's a much better idea to prove that you deserve a pay raise, by emphasizing your value to the company. Documenting your accomplishments is a good way to do that. For example, you might include your accomplishments in a "presentation" to show your boss, a "cheat sheet" to refer to while negotiating your pay raise, or a letter asking for an appointment to discuss it. Be specific, use examples, and include impressive things like:
Revenue you've earned
Money you've saved
Customer satisfaction you've achieved
Tight deadlines you've met or beat
Solutions you've implemented
Products or services you've improved
Initiative you've demonstrated
Extra hours you've worked voluntarily

You could also consider asking for more responsibilities to justify your pay raise. That'll go over better than simply asking for more money, especially if your current responsibilities don't require you to do much above the call of duty and your employer thinks that you're adequately paid.

Answer 5

Before you ask for that raise.

Find out if someone that does the same thing as you gets a higher pay? What time frame did they take to get that raise? Am I making an impression on my supevisors that I do deserve a raise of pay?

After you have satisfied these questions with valid answers, present that to your boss. There can only be two answers "Yes" or "No".

Answer 6

If its a part-time job then yes. If its a full-time position then you should probably wait for the scheduled review period. During the review period you can go over your duties and responsibilities with your manager. There generally is an annual raise but this is the time to ask for more money... but this depends on the performance review and also added responsibilities for the next year.

Answer 7

Um... typically, one waits a year for one's annual increase negotiation. Unless your responsibilities have changed drastically since you started (i.e., unless you have a lot MORE responsibility and you're handling it well), you probably don't have any negotiation legs to stand on until it's time for your annual review.

If you definitely have taken on more responsibility and you are performing well, then that's what you demonstrate. You simply sit down and point out what you've been doing and how that is much different from what you were originally hired to do, so you would like to be fairly compensated (you should have a definite figure in mind).

Pick up a book about negotiations. It's a learned skill that you're not gonna get from answers in a place like this.

Answer 8

no this is not the right time do ur work effeciently and prove ur self expert in ur work give ur employer at leat 1 year after completion of 1 year if employer raise then its good otherwise u can ask to raise. only 4 months left wait for it

Answer 9

You usually get a raise in every 6 months (depends on your employer) and u say u've been workin' for 8 months now! however i wouldn't ask for a raise and wait

Answer 10

getting a raise should be based on merit, not time. do you DESERVE a raise? the best way to deserve one is to make yourself indispensable to your boss eg come in a little earlier, stay a little later, work a little faster, better, more efficiently.