A friend posted
that she wanted
a $4/hour raise.
She asked
if that large of a raise
was possible.
Many of her friends
posted that it wasn’t.
The increase was too large.
No employer would agree
to it.
Which I found distressing.
They were discouraging her
from even ASKING
for that size of a raise,
telling her not to bother
even trying.
I told her
if she has increased sales
or decreased expenses
by $20/hour,
almost any employer
would seriously consider
her $4/hour wage increase.
(Which prompted a
‘whoa’ from her
and a thread of
‘that’s not possible’
comments
from the friends
who don’t believe
a pay increase of that size
was EVER possible.)
Always ask for a raise
during every
performance review.
But definitely
ask for a raise
if you’ve increased
the company’s sales
or decreased
their expenses.
(If you haven’t done this,
make figuring out
a way
to do this
a priority.)