Need help with a letter to ask my dad in the family business for a raise!?

Question

Could someone give me the best letter possible to just about guarantee a one hundred dollar a week raise.I am a single mom with a 13 year old son.Every little thing is coming up yearbook sports, extra money for movies etc etc.I am barely making ends meet with mortgage payments,utilities gas each month.I am single and don't have any dates right now and need to have a little money for social activities etc.I am grateful for what I do have and know a lot of people are less fortunate.Please help me with this.Thanks!! My Dad is my boss in a family business and I could give him my tax refund at the beggining of the year.

Answer 1

I wouldn't suggest writing a letter to your boss who is your Dad. I would talk with him instead. However, asking for a raise NEVER has anything to do with your personal expenses or wanting date money! If you are asking for a raise, you need to give concrete examples of why you deserve one. What have you done to improve things at the company? What efficiencies have you brought in? How many more people do you manage this year over last year? How much money do you save the company?

And honey, there are NO guarantees in life! So get yourself out and get a 2nd job to earn money to help make ends meet. And your 13 year old son can be working too -- paper route for example -- to pay for his yearbook, sports, and movies.

Answer 2

write a list of why you deserve a raise, list all you bring to the position and why if he were anyone else other than your dad you would ask for this incease. justify your request, list all the things you have done above and beyond. do not bring up that he is your dad, or that you need the money, or that you are a single parent. that does not warrant a salary increase. then with your notes, TALK to him. keep a cool head at all times. have a high and a low number in mind. High is how high you want to ask for and low is what is the minimum increase feel is justified. now go in there and sell yourself. good luck.