Work review ( how to get a pay rise?)

leigh_boy

leigh_boy

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so I’m due my first review since working for this company. i have been here 18 months.

I’m looking for advise / arguments to get a pay rise.

some facts.
I have implemented a new phone system globally (usa, china, uk).
devised a solution for one of our vendors that works well and that my predecessor was unable to get to work.
i know that my predecessor was on 2k more then me and he wasn’t even qualified - and was ladled as a destroyer by management.
I am supporting an extra 8 people since i started 3 of these are remote.
I support China between 8 and 11 GMT ( hardly ever speak to them)

What I now need is your guys help and experience in getting the pay rise im looking for (3k)
thanks
 
As has been said you seem to have some solid reasons so present them as the reasons behind feeling you are worth more.
 
Just state you are looking for a pay rise and list the above with maybe some thing you have got planned for the following year.

At my previous job we didn't get reviews and my boss didn't even include me on an internal email saying no pay rises that year. I asked him out right face to face. When he said oh I forgot you on the email and no pay rise, I replied with I will make my own pay rise then. 6 weeks later I handed in my notice with a £10k pay increase secured at my new job with a shed load more perks. I was doing the same job as the 2 previous guys for less money. Best thing I ever did :D
 
I'm going to push for one soon too. Somebody in a higher position than me is leaving, and instead of replacing him they are just shifting all of his responsibility to me and my manager. TBH if they don't give me anything for this extra work I'm going to start looking at jobs elsewhere, as I know i can get paid more doing the exact same job elsewhere even as it is now, let alone with the extra responsibilities.
 
XeNoN89 said:
I'm going to push for one soon too. Somebody in a higher position than me is leaving, and instead of replacing him they are just shifting all of his responsibility to me and my manager. TBH if they don't give me anything for this extra work I'm going to start looking at jobs elsewhere, as I know i can get paid more doing the exact same job elsewhere even as it is now, let alone with the extra responsibilities.
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I tried that at my old place when they got rid of people and shifted responsibilities onto me, sadly management don't see it like us staff do.
 
leigh_boy said:
i know that my predecessor was on 2k more then me and he wasn’t even qualified - and was ladled as a destroyer by management.
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platypus said:
State exactly what you've just stated as reasons for why you want a pay rise.
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Be careful here ... how much experience did the predecessor have as that can frequently count a lot more than paper qualifications and no experience. Don't bad mouth you predecessor, if management have already got a bad impression of him then you don't need to and all it does is make you look bad.
 
leigh_boy said:
so I’m due my first review since working for this company. i have been here 18 months.

I’m looking for advise / arguments to get a pay rise.

some facts.
I have implemented a new phone system globally (usa, china, uk).
devised a solution for one of our vendors that works well and that my predecessor was unable to get to work.
i know that my predecessor was on 2k more then me and he wasn’t even qualified - and was ladled as a destroyer by management.
I am supporting an extra 8 people since i started 3 of these are remote.
I support China between 8 and 11 GMT ( hardly ever speak to them)

What I now need is your guys help and experience in getting the pay rise im looking for (3k)
thanks
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Just to be a bit of a **** (like your manager could be), I'll point out that most of your facts are what you're paid to do in the first place. So why should you get paid more for doing your job competently?

What you need imo is evidence of going above and beyond the call of duty, where you've outperformed your peers who aren't underperforming and exceeeded the expectations of whoever you report to.
 
I'd agree to an extent, the only one that could be you going over and above your role (from what you've said) is the implementation of a new phone system.

You've not said which of these are actually outside your usual remit.
 
Consistently going over and above the expectations of your current role is the only way to justify a pay increase imo.

How can you justify a pay increase with "Hey, look I've been doing the job you've been paying me for the past 18 months - fancy paying me some more money to carry on doing it?"
 
State your reasons, prove you're making the company more cash/ expanding their market/ saving them money and how you're a valuable asset, hopefully get a pay rise, if you don't then leave and go somewhere else.

Simple!

The fact you need to ask really makes me question your ability as a worker.

By the way "I worked 60 hours most weeks blah blah blah" doesn't make you a valuable commodity, it makes you a bargain, working stupid hours will never get you a pay rise.
 
krooton said:
I randomly got a 5% one yesterday, had no idea it was coming!
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Same happened to me just before new year - except it was over 30% :D
Company had been haemorrhaging experienced hands to higher paying competitors for a long time and were finally forced into paying us a competitive salary.

To answer the OP:
Like others have said, if the things you mentioned were outwith your current remit, then you need to mention them at your review to state your case for a raise. It wouldn't hurt to have some ideas for the future to bolster your case as well. If the things you mention are already things that are expected of you, the best you can probably manage is to convince them you're doing a good job and try to get an inflation rate raise.

Good luck :)
 
R.O.S.S.I said:
Consistently going over and above the expectations of your current role is the only way to justify a pay increase imo.

How can you justify a pay increase with "Hey, look I've been doing the job you've been paying me for the past 18 months - fancy paying me some more money to carry on doing it?"
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That depends. If the market average for a job has risen then it's fair to ask for more...and if you don't get it then go get one of the jobs that pays more for doing the same job.
 
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