Should you ask for a raise?

[Mr Natural]

Get another offer first and then pull “the squeeze play”.

Very satisfying.

 

[initforme]

Get another offer first and then pull “the squeeze play”.

Very satisfying.

And scrap the 2 week notice thing. 3 days and buh bye

 

[sealybobo]

You should ask for a raise anytime you feel your employee status has resulted in a profit as a direct result of your efforts for the company. And you have a stellar attendance record and no blemishes on it.

FYI: If you ask for a raise be prepared for your boss to ask why you think you deserve one. If you can point to a financial benefit to the company, because of your efforts, your chances of receiving a raise will often result in a pleasant surprise in one way or another.

But isn’t that what they pay you to do? You made your deal on the way in.

 

[Stryder50]

My last employer did annual performance reviews.
If you scored high and showed improved scores, you would get a raise, based on the company's financial condition (profits, if any) to afford such. They also would have profit sharing when things went good.

 

[Stryder50]

There's an economics adage which is basic logic, common sense, but a concept few are taught and not many seem to learn in life, goes to this effect;

In a Free Enterprise, Profit Based, Capitalism Economy ... where labor (worker wages and benefits) are one of the major costs of producing goods and/or services;

" An Employer will pay their workers(employees) the least they can based upon what it will cost that employer to replace them. "

Before the nervous Nancy's and krazy Karen's get their knickers in knot, this is more than just wages (hourly or salary) and benefits.
It also includes training and other retention costs. It also includes the value that employee provides to the business in efficiency and profitability. Note that profitability means going beyond avoiding deficit and just balancing costs versus revenues. Profit is often what is needed to provide the cushion(savings) for negative business times, to ride through such and remain solvent.

Profits also are usually what pay back the loans that started and keep a business running; profits also are what pay for improvements and expansion; and most importantly in context of this thread, profits are what make it possible for an employer to afford to give raises, increases in pay and benefits.

You want a raise, do what you can to increase your employer's profits and prove how your efforts and contributions made that happen.