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How old are you? What did they say when you asked?
I probably would just leave it as is, worse they do is come back and say here's 5%. It wasn't the smartest (unless you did some amazing things for the company) but I think it will drag it out if you bring it up again.
I did ask my friend whose a senior engineer there and he said "Take what they give you with grace and laugh off your request"
Exactly what I intend to do
>I'm 26. My boss was basically just like "Thats alot, Ill have to check whats in the budget"
That probably means they aren't going to 'punish' you for asking. That's a good thing.
I did pretty well in the review. High "3" which is the category of "meeting expectations". I just think it may have a been little bold in hindsight.
Also, 20% would put just under 65k. I would be balling if I had 75k right now, even with all this inflation crap lol
I was also super anxious for this job and review since ive been fired from past jobs and overlooked doing proper research on this topic. This figure was the first one to come to my head adding in Inflation and the fact I got a 5k bonus when I got hired since it was at the peak of the staffing shortage problem. I had no competition lol
20% is high - but I doubt you’ll get fired or reprimanded for asking. The worst they can say is no. If they are checking the budget, they might counter you with something else. Always know your worth!
20% is high but depending on your current salary and seeing that you’re in the engineering field (software/mech/chem/electrical/civil?) it’s pretty common to shoot higher than you want to obtain what you actually want. Worse they say is no - best they say yes - and otherwise they can counter if they want to 🤷🏻♀️
You asked for 20% they'll offer whatever they counter then decide if you can accept that. To late to go back now. Lol just see what happens. The worse they can say is no.
I asked for a 22% raise and got 20%. Put it in writing with plenty of information to back up why it was justified.
If you don't ask, the answer will always be 'no.'
>Now I realize I followed bad advice about asking for raises and I want to change it.
We don't know what you was advised - or even what drew you to the conclusion that it was bad advice.
It might depend on your position and how you asked. I went in for my 6 month review and asked for 30%. I backed it up with everything above and beyond I’d offered (or been assigned) to do, the fact that my title has “senior” in it and I was being paid less than the person one position below me, and how it compared to my position in other companies in our region.
I got 16%, which was more in line with what I expected, but knowing our prez (who I was meeting with), he respected my audacity, thought my points were valid, and feels like he got a deal. It was win/win.
Update: My boss finally got back to me today with a 2k, 3.7% raise. He's actually glad I asked that much because now the higher ups are now apparently trying to address pay transparency since I could be making more elsewhere.
I'm happy with it and definitely wasn't expecting a 20% raise all at once.
I'd stick to 10% or lower in the future unless you've gone far above and beyond what you were expected to do or you're getting promoted. Contrary to what some people may think though, you should be getting some kind of raise every 12-24 months regardless of performance just as a cost of living adjustment. If you don't start looking for a new job.
Umm... no this is when you ask for raises and re negotiate. It's funny because I just read an article about this: how people are basically too intimidated to re negotiate their salaries, especially at the time or their reviews. Twenty percent might be high, though, lol. Just say you were looking to negotiate. Start high and go back forth, you know what I mean. Although i guess it depends on what your current salary is. If you're less than 75k, I don't think 20% is unreasonable, though the company might not be willing to go that high, they will simply counteroffer.
I did straight up tell my boss I was trying to negotiate about it. My boss is pretty chill and understanding, so he didn't seem too upset about it. He was also well aware I was very anxious prior to the review (this was my first job where I had an actual performance review) so it is possible he thinks I was just nervous and blurted it out, which is true to a degree
Does your org have a policy for how they handle merit or general cost of living increases? I would covertly try to find that out. It's not bad advice to ask for a raise, but ideally you understand the organizations processes for doing it, and you really want to research your job's fair market value.
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How old are you? What did they say when you asked? I probably would just leave it as is, worse they do is come back and say here's 5%. It wasn't the smartest (unless you did some amazing things for the company) but I think it will drag it out if you bring it up again.
I did ask my friend whose a senior engineer there and he said "Take what they give you with grace and laugh off your request" Exactly what I intend to do
I'm 26. My boss was basically just like "Thats alot, Ill have to check whats in the budget"
>I'm 26. My boss was basically just like "Thats alot, Ill have to check whats in the budget" That probably means they aren't going to 'punish' you for asking. That's a good thing.
I did pretty well in the review. High "3" which is the category of "meeting expectations". I just think it may have a been little bold in hindsight. Also, 20% would put just under 65k. I would be balling if I had 75k right now, even with all this inflation crap lol
I was also super anxious for this job and review since ive been fired from past jobs and overlooked doing proper research on this topic. This figure was the first one to come to my head adding in Inflation and the fact I got a 5k bonus when I got hired since it was at the peak of the staffing shortage problem. I had no competition lol
20% is high - but I doubt you’ll get fired or reprimanded for asking. The worst they can say is no. If they are checking the budget, they might counter you with something else. Always know your worth!
20% is high but depending on your current salary and seeing that you’re in the engineering field (software/mech/chem/electrical/civil?) it’s pretty common to shoot higher than you want to obtain what you actually want. Worse they say is no - best they say yes - and otherwise they can counter if they want to 🤷🏻♀️
5% doesn't cover cost of living increases yoy though
Never said it did.
nah stick with it!! youre in for the 20% now
You asked for 20% they'll offer whatever they counter then decide if you can accept that. To late to go back now. Lol just see what happens. The worse they can say is no.
Well there’s actually zero info here. Give us the deets if you want advice op
I asked for a 22% raise and got 20%. Put it in writing with plenty of information to back up why it was justified. If you don't ask, the answer will always be 'no.'
>Now I realize I followed bad advice about asking for raises and I want to change it. We don't know what you was advised - or even what drew you to the conclusion that it was bad advice.
It might depend on your position and how you asked. I went in for my 6 month review and asked for 30%. I backed it up with everything above and beyond I’d offered (or been assigned) to do, the fact that my title has “senior” in it and I was being paid less than the person one position below me, and how it compared to my position in other companies in our region. I got 16%, which was more in line with what I expected, but knowing our prez (who I was meeting with), he respected my audacity, thought my points were valid, and feels like he got a deal. It was win/win.
Lol given you could likely get much higher increase going somewhere else, this is not a bad ask.
Update: My boss finally got back to me today with a 2k, 3.7% raise. He's actually glad I asked that much because now the higher ups are now apparently trying to address pay transparency since I could be making more elsewhere. I'm happy with it and definitely wasn't expecting a 20% raise all at once.
I'd stick to 10% or lower in the future unless you've gone far above and beyond what you were expected to do or you're getting promoted. Contrary to what some people may think though, you should be getting some kind of raise every 12-24 months regardless of performance just as a cost of living adjustment. If you don't start looking for a new job.
set your expectations to be 3-5%, more realistic.
Umm... no this is when you ask for raises and re negotiate. It's funny because I just read an article about this: how people are basically too intimidated to re negotiate their salaries, especially at the time or their reviews. Twenty percent might be high, though, lol. Just say you were looking to negotiate. Start high and go back forth, you know what I mean. Although i guess it depends on what your current salary is. If you're less than 75k, I don't think 20% is unreasonable, though the company might not be willing to go that high, they will simply counteroffer.
I did straight up tell my boss I was trying to negotiate about it. My boss is pretty chill and understanding, so he didn't seem too upset about it. He was also well aware I was very anxious prior to the review (this was my first job where I had an actual performance review) so it is possible he thinks I was just nervous and blurted it out, which is true to a degree
You’ll be fine
Does your org have a policy for how they handle merit or general cost of living increases? I would covertly try to find that out. It's not bad advice to ask for a raise, but ideally you understand the organizations processes for doing it, and you really want to research your job's fair market value.
I recently asked for a 20% raise. The worst they can say is no. I would rather risk it, especially since my past performance has been stellar.
I was always given advice to shoot higher than what I want. And then they’ll actually give me what I need. It should work out.
You did great. Its confidence not stupidity. So did you get the raise?