Asking for a Raise
By KayJoy7
@KayJoy7 (8)
United States
September 22, 2007 6:53am CST
Hi folks. I recently received a promotion at my job. I approached my boss and he asked me to give him a number. When I told him, he looked surprised and said "there is no way we can give a 40% increase." Thing is, this is a promotion from a coordinator position to a Director position! My salary is 40,000 and I asked for 60, which I feel is reasonable because of the increase in responsibility. He claims "you were already doing tons of work before" (!) and wants to give me 50, then revisit the increase in 6 months to a year. Is this normal business practice? He claims I have not yet begun assuming full responsibility and until then they cannot give me such a huge % increase, but with time they will. Mind you, this isn't the head of the company who ultimately makes the decision this is my boss. Any pointers? I work in NYC area where 50,000 is common for an admin assistant. Thanks!
2 responses
@bizmom (515)
• United States
25 Sep 07
It been abit for me in the *work force*
but i have held some positions in this same situation
First off I AM from the NYC are ( Island to be exact) and can u LIVE on 50,000 a year there really? i guess u could if u did in 40,000 :)
I do think that its normal for them to give u that much to start with then *seeing if u can handle the extra responsibility* then renegotiate a higher salery from there:)
I do believe thats normal - most companies want to be SURE u can handle the extra pressure first then when u prove urself in 6 months working ur A** off then u can ask for more :)XX
I hope it helped a bit
GOOD LUCK!!
and Congrats!!
@fineartist (1217)
• United States
22 Sep 07
I am definitely not an expert in these matters, but I truly think an increase in salary of 20% is a good one.
And the idea put forth, of reviewing the issue in 6 months to a year sounds very reasonable as well.
It will be interesting to hear how others respond.
Good luck to you!
